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Has pined for clerical office (8)

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I believe the answer is:

deanship

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'office' is the definition.
(deanship is a kind of office)

'has pined for clerical' is the wordplay.
'has pined' anagrams to 'DEANSHIP'.
Though, I am not sure how this is indicated.

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(Another definition for deanship that I've seen is " University office - phased in (anag)".)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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