What does the cryptic crossword clue "Starts to climb large mountain, being most intelligent (9)" mean?

The definition is "most intelligent". The wordplay uses a charade (building blocks). C (first_letter="climb") + L (abbreviation="large") + EVEREST (synonym="mountain,") = CLEVEREST; definition: "most intelligent" The answer is CLEVEREST.

Starts to climb large mountain, being most intelligent (9)

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