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Most unlike Henry VIII — king, cross, bumping off queen (5)

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I believe the answer is:

rangy

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'most unlike henry viii' is the definition.
(rangy can mean thin - Henry VIII was famously fat)

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(Other definitions for rangy that I've seen before include "with gangly limbs" , "Having members at length" , "Long-legged" , "Gangling" , "Antipodean mountain" .)

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