What a lightbulb may symbolize in comics (4)

I believe the answer is:

idea

(Other definitions for idea that I've seen before include "Brainwave" , "Thought, conception" , "Mental impression" , "A suspicion of" , "Theory" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.

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