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Queen finds bird in reef, flying about (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nefertiti

'queen' is the definition.
(I know that Nefertiti is a queen)

'bird in reef flying about' is the wordplay.
'bird' becomes 'tit' (tit is a kind of bird).
'flying' indicates an anagram (letters fly around into new positions).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'in'+'reef'='inreef'
'inreef' is an anagram of 'neferi'.
'tit' inserted into 'neferi' is 'NEFERTITI'.

'finds' is the link.

(Other definitions for nefertiti that I've seen before include "Oddly, the Egyptian queen is an entire fit" , "Egyptian queen, the wife of Akhenaton" , "Queen on the Nile" , "African Queen" , "Beautiful queen who ruled Egypt with the Pharaoh" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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