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Gathers Queen is beset by obligations (7)

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I believe the answer is:

musters

'gathers' is the definition.
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'queen is beset by obligations' is the wordplay.
'queen' becomes 'ER' (abbreviation for Elizabeth Regina).
'is beset by' is an insertion indicator ('beset' could historically mean 'cover').
'obligations' becomes 'musts' (a 'must' is something you must do).
'er' placed inside 'musts' is 'MUSTERS'.

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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