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Almost bury round record by the first scientist (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

entomologist

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'scientist' is the definition.
(I know that entomologist is a type of animal scientist)

'almost bury round record by the first' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'round' could be 'o' (round can mean a round object) and 'o' is located in the answer.
'record' could be 'log' (log is a kind of record) and 'log' is present in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found in the answer.
'first' could be 'ist' (ist resembles 1st) and 'ist' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for entomologist that I've seen before include "Bug expert" , "Insect studier" , "Person studying insects" , "Insect scientist" , "One who studies insects" .)

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