Super-smart person (5)

I believe the answer is:

brain

(Other definitions for brain that I've seen before include "Seat of the intellect" , "Clever type" , "Control centre of nervous system" , "Haemorrhaging of talent" , "Intelligence" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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