Athlete in cellar with Queen (7)

I believe the answer is:

vaulter

'athlete' is the definition.
(vaulter is a kind of athlete)

'cellar with queen' is the wordplay.
'cellar' becomes 'vault' (I've seen this before).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'queen' becomes 'er' (abbreviation for Elizabeth Regina).
'vault'+'er'='VAULTER'

'in' is the link.

(Another definition for vaulter that I've seen is " Pole jumper".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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