Part of statutory role for academic staff (5)
I believe the answer is:
tutor
'academic staff' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.
'part of statutory role' is the wordplay.
'part of' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'TUTOR' is hidden in the letters of 'statutory role'.
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tutor that I've seen before include "class leader" , "He shows us the way" , "trainer" , "college teacher" , "Mentor" .)