Time aboard cosy starship is working for scientists (15)
I believe the answer is:
astrophysicists
'scientists' is the definition.
(astrophysicist is a kind of scientist)
'time aboard cosy starship is working' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'aboard' is an insertion indicator.
'working' indicates anagramming the letters.
'cosy'+'starship'+'is'='cosystarshipis'
'cosystarshipis' anagrammed gives 'asrophysicists'.
't' inserted into 'asrophysicists' is 'ASTROPHYSICISTS'.
'for' acts as a link.
I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Times.
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