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Head of fish for wild cat here? (13)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

schoolteacher

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'head' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'fish for wild cat here?' is the wordplay.
'fish for' becomes 'school' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'wild' indicates anagramming the letters.
'cat'+'here'='cathere'
'cathere' with letters rearranged gives 'teacher'.
'school'+'teacher'='SCHOOLTEACHER'

'of' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for schoolteacher that I've seen before include "Instructor" , "Educator" , "tutor" , "who has class?" , "Chips perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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