Nobel prize winner of the naughty nineties? (8)

I believe the answer is:

einstein

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'nobel prize winner of' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'naughty nineties?' is the wordplay.
'naughty' indicates anagramming the letters.
'nineties' anagrammed gives 'EINSTEIN'.

'the' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for einstein that I've seen before include "Mastermind" , "Famous scientist of the nineties" , "Bright chap" , "German physicist in the mad nineties" , "Famous physicist, mathematician" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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