Deranged Prince subdued following the Queen's intervention (8)

I believe the answer is:

permuted

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'deranged prince subdued following the queen's intervention' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'deranged prince subdued following the queen's' is the wordplay.
'deranged prince' becomes 'p' (abbreviation. I am not sure about the 'deranged' bit.).
'subdued' becomes 'muted' (both can mean restrained or subtle).
'following' says to put letters next to each other.
'the queen' becomes 'ER' (Elizabeth Regina).
'muted' after 'er' is 'ermuted'.
'p'+'ermuted'='PERMUTED'

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