Fill entire contrivance for ancient queen (9)

I believe the answer is:

nefertiti

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'ancient queen' is the definition.
(Egyptian queen)

I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for nefertiti that I've seen before include "African Queen" , "Egyptian queen, the wife of Akhenaton" , "Oddly, the Egyptian queen is an entire fit" , "Queen on the Nile" , "Beautiful queen who ruled Egypt with the Pharaoh" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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