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Smart guy makes a witticism spoken in French (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pundit

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'smart guy' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'a witticism spoken in french' is the wordplay.
'a witticism' becomes 'pun' (pun is a kind of witticism).
'spoken in french' becomes 'dit' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'pun'+'dit'='PUNDIT'

'makes' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for pundit that I've seen before include "Sewing instruments" , "Maestro" , "A person of great learning" , "Expert in a particular field, often consulted" , "Talking expert" .)

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