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Fairy queen married sailor (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mab

'fairy queen' is the definition.
(Queen Mab is a mythical fairy queen)

'married sailor' is the wordplay.
'married' becomes 'm' (abbreviation, e.g. in genealogy).
'sailor' becomes 'ab' (abbreviation for able seaman).
'm'+'ab'='MAB'

(Another definition for mab that I've seen is " Queen--, fairy mentioned in Romeo and Juliet".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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