Yearns to be head; feels it's one's rightful place (7)
I believe the answer is:
belongs
'head feels it's one's rightful place' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'yearns to be' is the wordplay.
'yearns' becomes 'longs' ('long' can be a synonym of 'yearn').
'to' says to put letters next to each other (I've seen this in other clues).
'longs' put after 'be' is 'BELONGS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for belongs that I've seen is " Is owned".)
I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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