Around lunchtime, woo Her Maj or hanger-on of hers? (8)

I believe the answer is:

courtier

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'hanger-on of hers?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'around lunchtime woo her maj' is the wordplay.
'around' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'lunchtime' becomes 'I' (one o'clock is I on a clock with Roman numerals).
'woo' becomes 'court' (synonyms).
'her maj' becomes 'ER' (Elizabeth Regina ie Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth).
'court'+'er'='courter'
'i' put inside 'courter' is 'COURTIER'.

'or' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for courtier that I've seen before include "who has Palace role?" , "Royal attendant" , "Attendant at palace" , "Royal adviser" , "Setter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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