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Naughtily fool guy with mystery science (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ufology

'mystery science' is the definition.
(study of UFOs)

'naughtily fool guy' is the wordplay.
'naughtily' indicates an anagram.
'fool'+'guy'='foolguy'
'foolguy' anagrammed gives 'UFOLOGY'.

'with' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ufology that I've seen before include "Study of (supposedly) alien craft" , "Study of exotica" , "Formal study of flying saucers" , "Study of weird things in sky" , "Study of mysterious objects" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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