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Acting head of institute plugs buzzword? (7)

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interim

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'acting' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for interim that I've seen before include "Meanwhile" , "Caretaker" , "temporary period" , ", I'm put in grave situation initially" , "Temporary - provisional" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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