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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a pretty clever" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is quite intelligent or ingenious, often in a casual or informal context.
Example: "That was a pretty clever solution to the problem; I didn't see that coming."
Alternatives: "quite smart" or "fairly ingenious".
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"It is a pretty clever marketing tool.
It was actually a pretty clever law.
If that's a conspiracy, it's a pretty clever one.
As publishing goes, Dickens was running a pretty clever racket.
Our brains have developed a pretty clever mechanism for helping us learn new information.
Whatever other flaws Cameron has, he remains a pretty clever politician.
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"She was a lovely, pretty, clever girl," a schoolfriend told Dutch media.
Eventually the host swims upstream and the larvae drop off and settle to the bottom -- pretty clever for an animal with no brain.
Each of the aforementioned developments are pretty clever in an icy, sad way.
"We hope it's a pretty integrated clever combination that eventually creates surround sound," she said.
It's a pretty – and clever – version of the typical flying drone and it will be interesting to see how far Johnson can take the technology.
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