Use one's gray matter (6)

I believe the answer is:

ideate

(Other definitions for ideate that I've seen before include "Form in the imagination" , "Fancy" , "Form a picture of" , "Imagine (psychology), aid tee (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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