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Show emotion when old queen enters factory (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cannery

'factory' is the definition.
(cannery is a kind of factory)

'show emotion when old queen enters' is the wordplay.
'show emotion' becomes 'cry'.
'when old queen' becomes 'anne' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'enters' indicates putting letters inside.
'cry' placed around 'anne' is 'CANNERY'.

(Other definitions for cannery that I've seen before include "Food container factory" , "Row in Monterey" , "Factory filling tins" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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