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Head of Government in control for period in office (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reign

'period in office' is the definition.
(eg the reign or tenure of a prime minister)

'head of government in control' is the wordplay.
'head of' indicates taking the first letters.
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'control' becomes 'rein' (reining is a kind of controlling).
The initial letter of 'government' is 'g'.
'g' put within 'rein' is 'REIGN'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for reign that I've seen before include "Govern" , "Prevail" , "Hold sway, rule" , "Monarch's time in the job" , "Monarch's period" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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