Would-be clever person removed metal scar (5,4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SMARTALEC Would-be clever person removed metal scar (5,4) (9)
6% WELLPLAYED "Clever" (10) LA Times Daily Jan 3, 2026
6% GENIUS Very clever person (6) Puzzler Backwords Nov 1, 2025
5% WIT Clever humor (3) Newsday Feb 23, 2026
5% TRICK Clever deception (5) (5) Mirror Classic Feb 23, 2026
5% INTEGRAL Not removable (8) Wall Street Journal Feb 11, 2026
5% GADGET Clever device (6) The Times Concise Feb 6, 2026
5% HYENA Any of Scar's underlings in "The Lion King" (5) New York Times Feb 4, 2026
5% DOFF Remove (4) Thomas Joseph Jan 16, 2026
5% ARENT "___ you clever?" (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 27, 2025
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