Near understanding? (7)

I believe the answer is:

insight

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'understanding?' is the definition.
(I know that insight is a type of understanding)

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(Other definitions for insight that I've seen before include "Perceptiveness" , "Things I have understanding of" , "Acute understanding" , "Perspicacity" , "percipience" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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