Middle Eastern queen, sweet little thing (7)
I believe the answer is:
sultana
'sweet little thing' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sultana that I've seen before include "Dried white grape" , "concubine?" , "Wife of an Eastern potentate" , "Dried fruit - woman in harem" , "Pale seedless raisin" .)