Crossword Genius

King abandons game having note from flirtatious lady (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

coquette

'flirtatious lady' is the definition.
(term for a seductive woman)

'king abandons game having note' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'note' could be 'te' (musical note) and 'te' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'coquet' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

'from' is the link.

(Other definitions for coquette that I've seen before include "trifler" , "Flirt" , "Flirtatious woman" , "Flirting female" , "Seductive woman" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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