Physicist Mach (5)
I believe the answer is:
ernst
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">physicist mach</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ernst that I've seen before include "He painted" , "artist's name" , "Young partner" , "Surrealist; stern (anag.)" , "Max __; Dadaist" .)