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Scientists smell either way (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

boffins

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'scientists' is the definition.
(boffin is a kind of scientist)

'smell either way' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'smell' could be 'bo' (abbreviation for Body Odour) and 'bo' is present in the answer.
'way' could be 's' (Compass direction - South) and 's' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Another definition for boffins that I've seen is " Scientists".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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