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He may have a chapter to himself (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dean

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'he may have a chapter to himself' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'he may have a' is the wordplay.
'he may' becomes 'de' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'have' says to put letters next to each other.
'a' becomes 'an'.
'de'+'an'='DEAN'

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(Other definitions for dean that I've seen before include "Kind of clergyman or university official" , "James ..., film star famous for his moody rebellious roles" , "Small valley - cathedral dignitary" , "Church or college dignitary" , "College officer" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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