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Hang about! Organised toil? By old queen? (6)

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I believe the answer is:

loiter

'hang about' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'organised toil? by old queen?' is the wordplay.
'organised' indicates an anagram.
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'old queen?' becomes 'ER' (Elizabeth Regina, ie Queen Elizabeth).
'toil' is an anagram of 'loit'.
'loit'+'er'='LOITER'

(Other definitions for loiter that I've seen before include "Skulk" , "Linger - lurk" , "Linger, tarry" , "be on stand-by?" , "Wait suspiciously" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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