Fertile female insect (5,3)
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'fertile female insect' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for queen bee that I've seen before include "Woman of importance" , "Ruler of eleven across" , "Significant insect" , "The fertile, non-working female of the hive" , "Dominant woman - chief buzzer?" .)