Inexperienced people guided head of government in affairs (10)

I believe the answer is:

fledglings

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'inexperienced people' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'guided head of government in affairs' is the wordplay.
'guided' becomes 'led' ('lead' can be a synonym of 'guide').
'head of' indicates taking the first letters.
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'affairs' becomes 'flings'.
The first letter of 'government' is 'g'.
'led'+'g'='ledg'
'ledg' going within 'flings' is 'FLEDGLINGS'.

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(Another definition for fledglings that I've seen is " People with little experience".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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