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Scientist is too glib, sadly (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

biologist

'scientist' is the definition.
(I know that biologist is a type of scientist)

'is too glib sadly' is the wordplay.
'sadly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'is'+'too'+'glib'='istooglib'
'istooglib' is an anagram of 'BIOLOGIST'.

(Other definitions for biologist that I've seen before include "scientist" , "A studier of living organisms" , "e.g. Darwin" , "Expert on living organisms" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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