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Taking
the
---s
out
of
universal
wit
(5)
Taking the ---s out of universal wit (5)
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How the clue works
Look at wit — that's your definition, a funny person or comedian. The wordplay has you take COSMIC (meaning universal) and pull out the S (---s out of), leaving you with COMIC.