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Boy's name — academic bigwig (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dean

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">boy's name</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">academic bigwig</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for dean that I've seen before include "Head of e.g. faculty" , "College official" , "school head" , "University officer" , "A senior clergyman - Swift was one" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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