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Bishop must return to queen's boudoir (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bower

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'boudoir' is the definition.

'bishop must return to queen's' is the wordplay.
'bishop' becomes 'B' (chess abbreviation).
'must return' becomes 'ow' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'to queen' becomes 'ER' (abbreviation for Elizabeth Regina).
'b'+'ow'+'er'='BOWER'

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(Other definitions for bower that I've seen before include "Anchor" , "Shady garden place" , "Garden space shaded from the sun by plants" , "Leafy shelter" , "shady area" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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