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A fabulous rose given to the Queen (9)

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I believe the answer is:

sovereign

'the queen' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a fabulous rose given' is the wordplay.
'a fabulous' indicates an anagram.
'rose'+'given'='rosegiven'
'rosegiven' anagrammed gives 'SOVEREIGN'.

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for sovereign that I've seen before include "Outstanding" , "Ruler - gold coin" , "Head of state" , "Her Maj?" , "Supreme ruler" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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