DEAN

Person who is the senior member of a group (4)

Solution has appeared in 3 crosswords (2 across and 1 down):

• Quick crossword No 16,483 — 2023-03-06 00:00:11
  18D: Academic administrator (4)
• Quick crossword No 16,051 — 2021-10-15 23:00:02
  8A: Boy's name — academic bigwig (4)
• Quick crossword No 16,018 — 2021-09-07 23:00:21
  25A: Person who is the senior member of a group (4)