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It's smarter for the writer in passion (7)

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I believe the answer is:

dandier

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'it's smarter for the' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'writer in passion' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'writer' could be 'i' (the person who is writing these clues) and 'i' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'dander' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for dandier that I've seen before include "Better" , "More foppishly fashionable" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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