Queen kidnapped by workers in bad moods (7)

I believe the answer is:

tempers

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'moods' is the definition.
('temper' can be a synonym of 'mood')

I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for tempers that I've seen before include "Hardens metal by heating and cooling" , "Hardens steel" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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