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Small insect -- it's amazing for biologists, perhaps (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scientists

'biologists perhaps' is the definition.
(biologist is a kind of scientist)

'small insect it's amazing' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'amazing' is an anagram indicator.
'insect'+'its'='insectits'
'insectits' is an anagram of 'cientists'.
's'+'cientists'='SCIENTISTS'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for scientists that I've seen before include "They study" , "Eg, physicists, biologists" , "Boffins" , "Insects sit (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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