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Queen wearing corset gets out of control (6)

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I believe the answer is:

strays

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'gets out of control' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'queen wearing corset' is the wordplay.
'queen' becomes 'r' (abbreviation for regina, e.g. in ER ).
'wearing' indicates putting letters inside.
'corset' becomes 'stays' (synonyms).
'r' placed within 'stays' is 'STRAYS'.

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(Other definitions for strays that I've seen before include "Wanders off the intended route" , "Wanders off the right path" , "Gets lost, wanders away from the track" , "Wanders off with satyrs" , "Homeless animals" .)

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