### Clue: Sadly, real CV is instinctive (8)
### Answer: VISCERAL 
 ### Explanation: Definition: instinctive
  **Anagram of**(sadly) REAL CV IS 
Answer: Descriptive of something characterised or proceeding from instinct rather than intellect.  Derived  from "viscera",guts, hence "gut feel".  But scientifically incorrect – instinct stems from the brain, though you might feel it in your stomach (or the rest of your body).