Skipper (7)
I believe the answer is:
captain
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">skipper</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that skipper can be written as captain)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for captain that I've seen before include "eg Hook, Cook" , "Chief" , "Army rank" , "Naval commander" , "US policeman" .)