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Heads for colleges in hills beyond park (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rectors

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'heads for colleges in' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'hills beyond park' is the wordplay.
'hills' becomes 'tors' (tor is a kind of hill).
'beyond' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'park' becomes 'rec' (short for recreation ground).
'tors' put after 'rec' is 'RECTORS'.

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(Other definitions for rectors that I've seen before include "Clergymen" , "ministers" .)

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