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Bold, vigorous and exuberant old queen coming in naked (7)

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I believe the answer is:

baroque

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'bold vigorous and exuberant' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'old queen coming in naked' is the wordplay.
'old' becomes 'o' (abbreviation).
'queen' becomes 'qu' (abbreviation for queen).
'coming in' indicates putting letters inside.
'naked' becomes 'bare' (without clothing).
'o'+'qu'='oqu'
'oqu' going inside 'bare' is 'BAROQUE'.

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(Other definitions for baroque that I've seen before include "Florid" , "Extravagantly ornate" , "17th century style" , "Style of e.g. Wren, Bach" , "Bizarre" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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