Sadder but __ (5)

I believe the answer is:

wiser

(Other definitions for wiser that I've seen before include "improving taste?" , "More knowing" , "Comparatively intelligent" , "More judicious" , "more enlightened" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate.

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