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Old scientist has crime heads confused (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

archimedes

'old scientist' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'crime heads confused' is the wordplay.
'confused' indicates an anagram.
'crime'+'heads'='crimeheads'
'crimeheads' anagrammed gives 'ARCHIMEDES'.

'has' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for archimedes that I've seen before include "Greek mathematician ('Eureka')" , "Old mathematician" , "Syracusan" , "Ancient Greek scientist (of buoyancy principle)" , "Greek physicist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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