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Spin doctor lacking degree becomes university official (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

proctor

'university official' is the definition.
(type of official at some universities)

'spin doctor lacking degree' is the wordplay.
'spin' becomes 'pr' (short for public relations - media spin).
'lacking' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'degree' becomes 'd' (abbreviation for the degree in measuring angles).
'doctor' with 'd' taken out is 'octor'.
'pr'+'octor'='PROCTOR'

'becomes' is the link.

(Other definitions for proctor that I've seen before include "University disciplinarian" , "University official" , "University officer" , "Disciplinary officer" , "College official" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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