### Clue: Turn over a new leaf and get degree in organic compound (7)
### Answer: PTOMAIN 
 ### Explanation: Definition: organic compound
 PTO(abbrev. for "please turn over" to a new page;a leaf in a book) **plus**(and get) MA(abbrev. for a Master of Arts degree) + IN.
Answer: Alternatively spelt "ptomaine", an organic compound, any of a group of amines produced by decaying organic matter.