BMOC? (4)

I believe the answer is:

prof

(Other definitions for prof that I've seen before include "teacher" , "Top academic (informal)" , "High-ranking university academic (abbr)" , "Senior academic (colloq.)" , "Academic briefly" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press.

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