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Common worry about queen and naked gent (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

frequent

'common' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'worry about queen and naked gent' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'about' could be 're' ('re' means regarding or about) and 're' is located in the answer.
'queen' could be 'qu' (abbreviation for queen) and 'qu' is found in the answer.
'and' could be 'n' (common abbreviation for 'and') and 'n' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'fet' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

(Other definitions for frequent that I've seen before include "Happening often" , "Regularly visit" , "Visit often" , "Often, habitual" , "happening regularly at short intervals" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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