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Supermodel commercial that's known for its intelligence (6)

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I believe the answer is:

mossad

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'known for its intelligence' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.

'supermodel commercial' is the wordplay.
'supermodel' becomes 'moss' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'commercial' becomes 'ad' (abbreviation for advertisement).
'moss'+'ad'='MOSSAD'

'that's' is the link.

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(Other definitions for mossad that I've seen before include "Israeli intelligence service" , "Agents" , "Foreign intelligence agency" , "Israeli secret service" , "Israeli intelligence agency" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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