What does the cryptic crossword clue "Article from long ago penned by academic, most senior fellow (5)" mean?

The wordplay uses a container (one word inside another). YE (synonym="old word for ‘the’ – ‘article from long ago’") in DON (synonym="academic") = DOYEN The answer is DOYEN.

Article from long ago penned by academic, most senior fellow (5)

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