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Queen embracing old flame in outbuilding (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

annexe

'outbuilding' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'queen embracing old flame' is the wordplay.
'queen' becomes 'anne' (Queen Anne, 18th-century queen).
'embracing' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'old flame' becomes 'ex' (an ex-lover).
'anne' enclosing 'ex' is 'ANNEXE'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for annexe that I've seen before include "Added section of document" , "Wing of the main building" , "Small building added to another" , "Supplementary attached building" , "Joined-on building" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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