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Gourmet to worry monarch (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eater

'gourmet' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'worry monarch' is the wordplay.
'worry' becomes 'eat' (something worrying may eat someone up).
'monarch' becomes 'ER' (abbreviation for Elizabeth Regina).
'eat'+'er'='EATER'

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for eater that I've seen before include "type of fruit" , "Person taking course" , "Consumer at table" , "Consumer of food" , "Fruit (but not a cooker)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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