Allowance got by lecturer before head of technology leaves position (8)
I believe the answer is:
latitude
'allowance' is the definition.
(latitude can mean allowance or independence)
'by lecturer before head of technology leaves position' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'by' could be 'at' and 'at' is found in the answer.
'lecturer' could be 'l' and 'l' is found in the answer.
'technology' could be 'it' and 'it' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'got' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for latitude that I've seen before include "'Leeway, scope (8)'" , "Imaginary lines, parallel to the equator" , "Liberality" , "Tolerated extent of freedom" , "Distance from equator measured in degrees" .)