### Clue: Academic is starting summer with short vacation in Capri, maybe (7)
### Answer: SCHOLAR 
 ### Explanation: Definition: Academic
 **The 1st letter of**(starting) "summer" **plus**(with) [ "hols"(short for holidays;vacation) **minus its last letter**(short …) **contained in**(in) CAR(an example of which;maybe, is the Ford Capri) ].