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50+ queens have problems in hosiery (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ladders

'problems in hosiery' is the definition.

'50 queens' is the wordplay.
'r0' becomes 'l' ('L' can be a synonym of 'r0').
'queens' becomes 'adders' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'l'+'adders'='LADDERS'

'have' is the link.

(Other definitions for ladders that I've seen before include "Climbing aids" , "they help people to get up" , "Hose runners" , "Runs in hosiery" , "Climbing devices" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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