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Rascal getting queen to run (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scamper

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'to run' is the definition.
(scampering is a kind of running)

'rascal getting queen' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'rascal' could be 'scamp' (synonyms) and 'scamp' is located in the answer.
'queen' could be 'er' (abbreviation for Elizabeth Regina) and 'er' is located in the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for scamper that I've seen before include "Run quickly and lightly" , "Skip around" , "Proceed hurriedly" , "Scurry, scuttle" , "Run around" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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