Distinct delight after time with queen (9)
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I believe the answer is:
trenchant
'distinct' is the definition.
('trenchant' can be similar in meaning to 'distinct')
'delight after time with queen' is the wordplay.
'delight' becomes 'enchant' ('enchant' can be a synonym of 'delight'**).
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'time' becomes 't'.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'queen' becomes 'r' (r is abbreviation regina. e.g. in ER ).
't'+'r'='tr'
'enchant' after 'tr' is 'TRENCHANT'.
(Other definitions for trenchant that I've seen before include "Sharp" , "Cutting, forthright" , "Forthright, vigorous" , "Scathing" , "Clear" .)