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The phrase "a former academic" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who previously worked in academia or held an academic position but is no longer in that role.
Example: "After years of teaching at the university, she decided to pursue a career in industry as a former academic."
Alternatives: "an ex-academic" or "a past academic".
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Mr Biriotti, who has not sought publicity, is a former academic.
Mr. Dion, a former academic, is entering his first election as party leader.
Elias Cole, a former academic at the city's university, is Lockheart's only private patient.
Thierry Baudet, 36, a former academic, has called for the Netherlands to quit the EU.
Schofield, a former academic secretary at Stanford, knew Hastorf before she interviewed him.
Proponents of this story sometimes mention the fact that Varoufakis, a former academic, is an expert on game theory.
Mr Takenaka, a former academic, was put in charge of first banking reform and then postal privatisation.
But executive director Gerry Rubin, a former academic, emphasizes that Janelia's cyclical-review model is not new.
They do not say more work is needed, but as a former academic I can assure you it always is.
But Davutoğlu, a former academic who owes his political career to Erdoğan's patronage, does not call the shots.
One of his articles was about Zeng Hongling, a former academic, who may have been first to be detained.
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