Having removed embarrassing smell, scientist brought back stink (4)

Guardian Cryptic #29402 | 18 Across | 2024-06-06
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I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Fifteensquared have:

Reversal of ( … brought back ) “boffin”(a scientist engaged in research and development) minus ( Having removed … ) “bo”(abbrev. for “body odour”/an embarrassing smell from someone’s body).

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