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One wouldn’t succeed the Spanish queen (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

loser

'one wouldn't succeed' is the definition.

'the spanish queen' is the wordplay.
'the spanish' becomes 'los' ('the' in Spanish).
'queen' becomes 'er' (abbreviation for Elizabeth Regina).
'los'+'er'='LOSER'

(Other definitions for loser that I've seen before include "One vanquished" , "One failing regularly" , "Roles for the defeated" , "One frequently failing" , "A failure, also-ran" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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