The phrase "a clever take" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a smart or insightful interpretation or perspective on a topic or idea.
Example: "Her article offered a clever take on the complexities of modern relationships, making readers reconsider their own views."
Alternatives: "an insightful perspective" or "a smart interpretation".
It's a clever take on the original.
Celebrity Juice was what happened when ITV2 wanted a "broader" version of BBC2's Shooting Stars, which was a clever take on a game show, fronted by Keith Lemon, who isn't a clever take on anything.
He baked oyster mushrooms, salsify and spinach under a textbook hollandaise for a clever take on oysters Rockefeller.
It's such a clever take on the original movie, trying to work out who's human and who's not.
The AmigoCase combining an iPhone case and backup battery is a clever take on the problem for all phone battery packs.
Based on her walks along 1,500 miles of UK footpaths for the radio series Ramblings, this is a clever take on Balding's life and career.
Apps such as Mailbox and Haze have brought slick swipe-based controls to email and weather respectively; Camera+ has features that keen photographers love; Sunrise Calendar is a cleverer take on diary management; and Opera Mini will save you lots of money on roaming data charges, for example.
In all, I think Theorem is a very clever take on an age-old industry that could solve some very real problems for merchants and consumers alike.
You will be after watching this rather clever promo from Sky Creative Agency which, you won't need reminding, is a rather clever take on the audition scene in Flashdance (note to younger Monkey readers: that large black disc at the start of the clip is called a "record", and is made out of a substance known as "vinyl").
For your viewing pleasure, we've included a video of The Onion's original TED parody, and an equally clever take from The Daily Show on the use of social media by broadcasters.
Stocard, which competes with Apple's Passbook with a simple but clever take on the mobile phone-as-loyalty-card-wallet, has raised $850k in funding from German VC High-Tech Gründerfonds, Klaas Kersting, and two unnamed investors from the retail sector.
