Promoted pawn, often (5)

I believe the answer is:

queen

(Other definitions for queen that I've seen before include "Female cat" , "Rock group; royal personage" , "One in a suit" , "Female monarch" , "ER, say?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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