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Offer to take care of the Queen (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tender

'offer' is the definition.
(tender offer is a kind of offer)

'take care of the queen' is the wordplay.
'take care of' becomes 'tend' (tending is a kind of taking care of).
'the queen' becomes 'er' (Elizabeth Regina).
'tend'+'er'='TENDER'

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for tender that I've seen before include "Offer for acceptance" , "easily crushed" , "Bid; kindly" , "Offer - present - gentle - nurse" , "Make bid as for contract" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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