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Queen to retire February 1st in shock (no alternative) (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nefertiti

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'queen' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for nefertiti that I've seen before include "Egyptian beauty queen" , "African Queen" , "Egyptian queen, the wife of Akhenaton" , "Name of queen" , "Beautiful queen who ruled Egypt with the Pharaoh" .)

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