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Charitable
society
has
new
head,
a
public
official
(6)
Charitable society has new head, a public official (6)
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How the clue works
Right, so a public official is your definition, and a NOTARY fits that bill nicely. Start with ROTARY, your charitable society, then chop off its head and stick an N on instead — that's the "new head" bit doing the work, swapping out the R for N to leave you with NOTARY.