A bit of a prince among footballer managers (4)

I believe the answer is:

ince

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'footballer managers' is the definition.
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'a bit of a prince among' is the wordplay.
'a bit of' indicates a hidden word.
'INCE' can be found hidden inside 'prince among'.

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(Another definition for ince that I've seen is " at 16 down [MAN UNITED]".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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