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Queen right to take time in finding one of her victims? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

martyr

'finding one of her victims?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'queen right to take time' is the wordplay.
'queen' becomes 'mary' (Mary I or Mary II).
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'to take' is an insertion indicator (inserted letters are taken in).
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'mary'+'r'='maryr'
'maryr' going around 't' is 'MARTYR'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for martyr that I've seen before include "One dying for their faith" , "One dying for belief" , "One suffers for the sake of principle" , "Person who dies for a cause" , "Sufferer for faith" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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