Playing bezique, he lent a sovereign (5,9)

I believe the answer is:

queen elizabeth

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'sovereign' is the definition.
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'playing bezique he lent a' is the wordplay.
'playing' indicates anagramming the letters.
'bezique'+'he'+'lent'+'a'='beziquehelenta'
'beziquehelenta' is an anagram of 'QUEEN ELIZABETH'.

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I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.

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