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Answer for the clue "Intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) ", 17 letters:
perspicaciousness

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. perspicacity.

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n. intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) [syn: shrewdness , astuteness , perspicacity ]

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Perspicacious \Per`spi*ca"cious\, a. [L. perspicax, -acis, fr. perspicere to look through: cf. F. perspicace. See Perspective .] Having the power of seeing clearly; quick-sighted; sharp of sight. Fig.: Of acute discernment; keen. [1913 Webster] -- Per`spi*ca"cious*ly ...