Scientist featured in German articles about scientist’s limits (8)

I believe the answer is:

einstein

'scientist' is the definition.
(Einstein is an example)

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for einstein that I've seen before include "one foreign genius" , "Genius; physicist" , "19 [BRAINY] fellow" , "Albert -, famous scientist" , "US physicist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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