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University official, expert, on cold hill (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

proctor

'university official' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'expert on cold hill' is the wordplay.
'expert' becomes 'pro' (I've seen this before).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'cold' becomes 'c' (eg on taps).
'hill' becomes 'tor' (tor is a kind of hill).
'pro'+'c'+'tor'='PROCTOR'

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

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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