English think it’s somehow befitting a queen-to-be? (9)

I believe the answer is:

kittenish

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'befitting a queen-to-be?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'english think it's somehow' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'E' (abbreviation).
'somehow' indicates an anagram.
'e'+'think'+'its'='ethinkits'
'ethinkits' is an anagram of 'KITTENISH'.

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(Other definitions for kittenish that I've seen before include "Playful like young feline" , "Young, playful; flirtatious" , "in an affected way" , "like a queen's offspring?" , "'lively'?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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