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Article in study for head of college (4)

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I believe the answer is:

dean

'head of college' is the definition.
(dean can mean the head of a college)

'article in study' is the wordplay.
'article' becomes 'a' (the indefinite article in English).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'study' becomes 'den' (term for a study or office).
'a' placed within 'den' is 'DEAN'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for dean that I've seen before include "Clergyman; narrow valley" , "Torvill's ice dancing partner" , "James ..., film actor" , "College officer" , "Cathedral chapter head" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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