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Head of languages getting extremely upset during squabble with servile flatterer (10)

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I believe the answer is:

bootlicker

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'flatterer' is the definition.
(bootlicker is a kind of flatterer)

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(Other definitions for bootlicker that I've seen before include "Sycophant" , "Ingratiating type" , "who may ensure that tongues meet" , "Toady" .)

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