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Queen, like one in Through the Looking Glass, went wrong (5)

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I believe the answer is:

erred

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'went wrong' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'queen like one in through the looking glass' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'queen' could be 'er' (abbreviation for Elizabeth Regina) and 'er' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'red' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for erred that I've seen before include "Sinned" , "Made mistake, was incorrect" , "Strayed from the straight and narrow" , "Was mistaken" , "Went wrong" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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