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Works out by instinct what is central to jointly acquired jetsam (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

intuits

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'works' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to thinking as well as being verbs in their -s form.
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(Another definition for intuits that I've seen is " Senses".)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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