Scientist (6)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">scientist</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that physicist is a type of scientist)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for physicist that I've seen before include "One studying the nature of matter" , "To become a scientist, doctor gets a name change to the street" , "Expert in the science of matter and energy" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">scientist</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(boffin can informally mean a scientist)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for boffin that I've seen before include "Military scientist" , "Scientist (sl.)" , "Scientist (in the back room?)" , "(Government) scientist" , "Research scientist" .)