Scary time Queen Elizabeth asked Irish men to reflect on year in government (10)

I believe the answer is:

terrifying

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'scary' is the definition.
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'reflect on year in government' is the wordplay.
'reflect on' becomes 'terrif' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'year' becomes 'y'.
'government' becomes 'g' (abbreviation for government).
'terrif'+'y'+'in'+'g'='TERRIFYING'

'time queen elizabeth asked irish men to' is the link.
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(Other definitions for terrifying that I've seen before include "Causing great fear" , "Inspiring great fear" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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