Reprimand right for academic (8)
I believe the answer is:
lecturer
'for academic' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'reprimand right' is the wordplay.
'reprimand' becomes 'lecture' (lecture is a kind of reprimand).
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'lecture'+'r'='LECTURER'
(Other definitions for lecturer that I've seen before include "Higher-education teacher" , "with a penchant for haranguing?" , "Education employee" , "He gives lessons in university" , "One who discourses (at university)" .)