Refined queen tucks into case of Rhone red twice (9)
I believe the answer is:
recherche
'refined' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'queen tucks into case of rhone red twice' is the wordplay.
'queen' becomes 'r' (abbreviation for regina, e.g. in ER ).
'tucks into' indicates putting letters inside.
'case of' means to remove the middle letters (like emptying a case).
'red' becomes 'Che' (Che Guevara the Marxist revolutionary).
'twice' shows that letters should be duplicated.
'rhone' with its middle taken out is 're'.
'che' doubled is 'cheche'.
're'+'cheche'='recheche'
'r' placed inside 'recheche' is 'RECHERCHE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for recherche that I've seen before include "Rare or exotic (French)" , "choice" , "Rare or far-fetched, like her creche" , "Little-known" , "Rare, exotic, obscure" .)