Smart as a whip and tough as nails Crossword Clue

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

TOUGH (adjective)
1. making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
2. very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution
TOUGH (noun)
1. someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
2. an aggressive and violent young criminal
SMART (adjective)
1. improperly forward or bold
2. characterized by quickness and ease in learning
SMART (noun)
1. a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
SMART (verb)
1. be the source of pain

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