Fill-in teacher, informally (3)

I believe the answer is:

sub

(Other definitions for sub that I've seen before include "Underwater vessel" , "Reserve (abbr)" , "Prefix denoting under" , "Underwater boat" , "Beneath on bus" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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