Egyptian king or teacher (5)

I believe the answer is:

tutor

'teacher' is the definition.
(tutor is a kind of teacher)

'egyptian king or' is the wordplay.
'egyptian king' becomes 'tut' (nickname of Tutankhamun).
'tut'+'or'='TUTOR'

(Other definitions for tutor that I've seen before include "class leader" , "He shows us the way" , "Private educator" , "Teacher (often private)" , "Master" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Telegraph.

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