Medic and top lawyer in line to meet Queen, perhaps? (4)
I believe the answer is:
drag
'queen perhaps?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how they can define each other.
'medic and top lawyer in line to meet' is the wordplay.
'medic' becomes 'dr' (doctor).
'top' indicates taking the first letters.
'lawyer in line' becomes 'g' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'to meet' says to put letters next to each other.
The first letter of 'and' is 'a'.
'dr'+'a'+'g'='DRAG'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for drag that I've seen before include "(Of time) pass slowly" , "Move with difficulty" , "Pull along roughly" , "Pantomime dame's get-up" , "Trail along the ground" .)