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Quickest route to get worker in front of queue (7)

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I believe the answer is:

beeline

'quickest route' is the definition.

'worker in front of queue' is the wordplay.
'worker' becomes 'bee' (I've seen this before**).
'in front of' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'queue' becomes 'line' (I've seen this before).
'bee'+'line'='BEELINE'

'to get' is the link.

(Other definitions for beeline that I've seen before include "Make ........ for - go straight towards like honey collector" , "Direct track" , "Straight route" , "Shortest route between A and B" , "Straightest route" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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