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Condescend to let daughter be queen but not lead (5)

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deign

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'condescend' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for deign that I've seen before include "Be pleased" , "Think appropriate" , "consent" , "Seem supercilious" , "Condescend; stoop" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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