Arugula researcher at Cambridge? (6,9)

I believe the answer is:

rocket scientist

(Other definitions for rocket scientist that I've seen before include "I launch farreaching studies" , "brain" , "boffin" , "Clever chap" , "Mastermind" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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