Head Dane off (4)

I believe the answer is:

dean

'head' is the definition.
(dean is a kind of head)

'dane off' is the wordplay.
'off' indicates anagramming the letters.
'dane' anagrammed gives 'DEAN'.

(Other definitions for dean that I've seen before include "Cathedral cleric" , "James ..., film actor" , "Jonathan Swift's occupation" , "Head of e.g. faculty" , "Senior academic administrator" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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