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"Flipping hit it ref!" English Queen gulped (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nefertiti

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'queen gulped' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'flipping hit it ref english' is the wordplay.
'NEFERTITI' is hidden backwards within the letters.
But, I am not sure how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for nefertiti that I've seen before include "Name of queen" , "Egyptian beauty queen" , "Queen on the Nile" , "old queen" , "Beautiful queen who ruled Egypt with the Pharaoh" .)

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