Official's totally right to drop first point (7)
I believe the answer is:
prefect
'official's' is the definition.
(I have seen 'French official ' mean 'prefect' so perhaps 'official' could also mean 'prefect')
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for prefect that I've seen before include "School senior" , "Schoolchild given authority over others" , "governor" , "Schoolchild official" , "Pupil with authority" .)