Prevaricate, extremely fearful at first over succeeding queen? (9)
I believe the answer is:
pussyfoot
'prevaricate' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
I can't explain the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pussyfoot that I've seen before include "Go stealthily or cautiously" , "Be careful" , "hedge" , "Act overcautiously" , "to be tentative" .)