The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word REGISTRAR
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result REGISTRAR
- Person keeping official records for hospital doctor
- Hospital doctor injecting point right in centre of back
- Doctor concerned with substance not entirely uncommon
- Substance injected by more unusual retired clerk
- Hospital doctor‘s a record holder
- Fancy gaiters required in upmarket transport – official
- Doctor tuned Sierra GT before start of race
- Roger not stuffing without kinky gaiters – that’s official
- One who holds match records
- Official is back to grasp the heart of the matter, right?
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The straight part
We know that "Official position" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case official position = registrar.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does REGISTRAR mean?
REGISTRAR noun- An official keeper or recorder of records.
- An officer in a university who keeps enrollment and academic achievement records.
- A doctor receiving advanced specialist training in some countries in order to become a consultant.
- A service that manages domain names.