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Superb brain - till drunk (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brilliant

'superb' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'brain till drunk' is the wordplay.
'drunk' indicates an anagram.
'brain'+'till'='braintill'
'braintill' with letters rearranged gives 'BRILLIANT'.

(Other definitions for brilliant that I've seen before include "Excellent; a diamond" , "Brainy" , "Exceptionally clever" , "Great" , "Small type" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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