University boss may find answer in study (4)
I believe the answer is:
dean
'university boss' is the definition.
'answer in study' is the wordplay.
'answer' becomes 'a' (abbreviation eg in Q and A).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'study' becomes 'den' (I've seen this before).
'a' placed within 'den' is 'DEAN'.
'may find' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for dean that I've seen before include "Cathedral cleric" , "Head of e.g. faculty" , "school head" , "A senior clergyman - Swift was one" , "James ..., film actor" .)