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Maiden about to meet king's brother (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

monk

'brother' is the definition.
(brother can mean a monk)

'maiden about to meet king's' is the wordplay.
'maiden' becomes 'm' (cricket abbreviation).
'about' becomes 'on' (as in a book 'on' a certain topic).
'to meet' says to put letters next to each other.
'king' becomes 'K' (abbreviation for king in chess).
'm'+'on'+'k'='MONK'

(Other definitions for monk that I've seen before include "Religious brother" , "Man in a religious order" , "Setter" , "Thelonious - - (jazz)" , "One vowed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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