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Learned Holly's car is wrecked (9)

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I believe the answer is:

scholarly

'learned' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'holly's car is wrecked' is the wordplay.
'is wrecked' is an anagram indicator.
'hollys'+'car'='hollyscar'
'hollyscar' is an anagram of 'SCHOLARLY'.

(Other definitions for scholarly that I've seen before include "in academic style?" , "Involving serious academic study" , "Erudite" , "Learned, academic" .)

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