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"ingenuity" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often cleverness (10 letters).
Definitions
the property of being ingenious
Word origin
From Latin ingenuitās.
Used in a sentence
“The pyramids demonstrate the ingenuity of the ancient Egyptians.”
“Poverty is the mother of ingenuity.”
“Ingenuity is one of the characteristics of a beaver.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Cleverness”9 letters
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