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Precarious end that’s involving NZ president (7)

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I believe the answer is:

denizen

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

'precarious end that's involving nz' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
an anagram of 'end' is 'den' which is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for denizen that I've seen before include "Inhabitant (of the deep?)" , "Resident" , "Person in foreign country enjoying rights of natives" , "Inhabitant, occupant" , "Enid Zen (anag) - inhabitant of a particular place" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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