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Tragic King Edward is wise (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

learned

'wise' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'tragic king edward' is the wordplay.
'tragic king' becomes 'lear' (I've seen this before).
'edward' becomes 'ned'.
'lear'+'ned'='LEARNED'

'is' is the link.

(Other definitions for learned that I've seen before include "Knowledgeable - scholarly" , "a word defining friend from Chambers?" , "Found out; educated" , "Wise, educated" , "Gained understanding" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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