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Herb stood before queen (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rosemary

'herb' is the definition.
(I know that rosemary is a type of herb)

'stood before queen' is the wordplay.
'stood' becomes 'rose' (rose up).
'before' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'queen' becomes 'mary' (Mary I or Mary II).
'rose'+'mary'='ROSEMARY'

(Other definitions for rosemary that I've seen before include "Plant" , "Grey-green herb" , "Fragrant evergreen shrub and herb" , "Name of girl or herb" , "that could be useful in the kitchen" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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