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One mate in attire upsetting French queen (5,10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

marie antoinette

'french queen' is the definition.
(I know that Marie-Antoinette is a queen)

'one mate in attire upsetting' is the wordplay.
'upsetting' is an anagram indicator.
'one'+'mate'+'in'+'attire'='onemateinattire'
'onemateinattire' anagrammed gives 'MARIE-ANTOINETTE'.

(Other definitions for marie antoinette that I've seen before include "She lost her head" , "unpopular queen" , "French queen, d.1793" , "Queen, guillotined in 1793" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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