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Go get soil sorted by an earth scientist (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

geologist

'an earth scientist' is the definition.
(I know that geologist is a type of earth scientist)

'go get soil sorted' is the wordplay.
'sorted' is an anagram indicator.
'go'+'get'+'soil'='gogetsoil'
'gogetsoil' is an anagram of 'GEOLOGIST'.

'by' is the link.

(Other definitions for geologist that I've seen before include "One studying the earth's structure" , "One studying rocks" , "Specialist in the earth's history recorded in rocks" , "One studying the earth's crust" , "Specialist in the history of the earth in rocks" .)

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