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Alley in Scotland attracting English mathematician (5)

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boole

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'mathematician' is the definition.
(Boole is an example)

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(Other definitions for boole that I've seen before include "Mathematician associated with symbolic logic" , "Substance; be important" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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