Skills, talents (9)
I believe the answer is:
abilities
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">This clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">skills</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(skill can mean an ability)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">talents</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for abilities that I've seen before include "The powers to do" , "Talents" , "skills" .)