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Sharp as tack primarily, you reportedly emptied treasure (6)

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I believe the answer is:

astute

'sharp' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'as tack primarily you reportedly emptied treasure' is the wordplay.
'primarily' indicates taking the first letters.
'reportedly' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'emptied' suggests removing the centre.
'treasure' with its middle removed is 'te'.
The initial letter of 'tack' is 't'.
'you' sounds like 'u'.
'as'+'t'+'u'+'te'='ASTUTE'

(Other definitions for astute that I've seen before include "Sharp and clever" , "Shrewd and clever" , "Wide" , "Having hardheaded intelligence" , "Perspicacious" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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