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Bind queen's lavender, stripping outer pieces (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

enslave

'bind' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'queen's lavender stripping outer pieces' is the wordplay.
'stripping outer pieces' indicates a hidden word (some letters must be stripped from the clue).
'ENSLAVE' can be found hidden inside 'queens lavender'.

(Other definitions for enslave that I've seen before include "Force into servitude" , "Reduce to serfdom" , "Reduce to subservience" , "Save Len (anag.)" , "Bind" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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