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Check Queen record oddly unlisted (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

repulse

'check' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'queen record oddly unlisted' is the wordplay.
'queen' becomes 'r' (r is abbreviation regina. e.g. in ER ).
'record' becomes 'ep'.
'oddly' means one should take alternating letters.
The alternate letters of 'unlisted' are 'ulse'.
'r'+'ep'+'ulse'='REPULSE'

(Other definitions for repulse that I've seen before include "Drive back by force" , "Beat back" , "Rudely reject" , "Disgust" , "Be disgusting - drive back" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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