Senior pupil with authority (7)

I believe the answer is:

prefect

(Other definitions for prefect that I've seen before include "School senior" , "Chief officer (in France) - senior pupil" , "Pupil with authority" , "School authority" , "Schoolchild official" .)

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

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