Queen ruined glorious year, strictly (10)
I believe the answer is:
rigorously
'strictly' is the definition.
('rigorously' can be a synonym of 'strictly')
'queen ruined glorious year' is the wordplay.
'queen' becomes 'r' (r is abbreviation regina. e.g. in ER ).
'ruined' indicates an anagram.
'year' becomes 'y'.
'glorious' anagrammed gives 'igorousl'.
'r'+'igorousl'+'y'='RIGOROUSLY'
I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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