Solution for 13 May cryptic crossword clue

Being smart, I take off to test opinion (3,1,4)

Solution – Fly a kite

If you fly a kite, you are testing opinion.

If you are smart you could be said to be “fly”.

“I take” off means that the letters in “I take” are scrambled.

So you get fly + a kite

This is a combination charades clue plus an anagram.

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