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Unusual statue showing ingenuity (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

astute

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'unusual statue showing ingenuity' is the definition.
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'unusual statue' is the wordplay.
'unusual' is an anagram indicator.
'statue' with letters rearranged gives 'ASTUTE'.

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(Other definitions for astute that I've seen before include "Discerning" , "Wise" , "Sharp and clever" , "Statue (anag)" , "smart (with some self-interest?)" .)

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