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Perfectly execute piece by Queen in tense situation (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nailbiter

'tense situation' is the definition.
(a nail-biting or tense situation)

'perfectly execute piece by queen' is the wordplay.
'perfectly execute' becomes 'nail' (I've seen this before).
'piece' becomes 'bit' (bit is a kind of piece).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'queen' becomes 'ER' (short for Elizabeth Regina ie Queen Elizabeth).
'nail'+'bit'+'er'='NAILBITER'

'in' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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