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Long for Henry to meet queen (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hanker

'long for' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'henry to meet queen' is the wordplay.
'henry' becomes 'hank' (short for Henry).
'to meet' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'queen' becomes 'ER' (short for Elizabeth Regina ie Queen Elizabeth).
'hank'+'er'='HANKER'

(Other definitions for hanker that I've seen before include "Long, ache" , "Crave, feel a longing" , "Feel a longing, yearn" , "Have longing or yearning" , "Long, yearn" .)

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