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Hindu queen managed India (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rani

'hindu queen' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'managed india' is the wordplay.
'managed' becomes 'ran' (I've seen this before).
'india' becomes 'i' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'ran'+'i'='RANI'

(Other definitions for rani that I've seen before include "Indian queen" , "Rajah's wife from Iran" , "Wife of a rajah" , "Wife of a raja" , "Royal Indian female" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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