Songs weren't honest with queen (6)
I believe the answer is:
lieder
'songs' is the definition.
(lied is a kind of song)
'weren't honest with queen' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'queen' could be 'er' (abbreviation for Elizabeth Regina) and 'er' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'lied' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lieder that I've seen before include "[COMPOSITION] s" , "Relied on classical German song" , "Vocal works" , "Relied on German song (6)." , "German songs for piano and solo voice" .)