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Standard chess piece encountered Queen once? Here's not a place to stay indefinitely (7,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

parking meter

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'not a place to stay indefinitely' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'standard chess piece encountered queen once?' is the wordplay.
'standard' becomes 'par' (standard of play in golf).
'chess piece' becomes 'king' (king is a kind of chess piece).
'encountered' becomes 'met' ('meet' can be a synonym of 'encounter').
'queen once?' becomes 'ER' (Elizabeth Regina, ie Queen Elizabeth).
'par'+'king'+'met'+'er'='PARKING METER'

'here's' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for parking meter that I've seen before include "Coin-in-slot timer" , "One fed by motorist" , "A coin-operated timer found on town streets" , "Roadside charger" , "Device to prevent cars being left indefinitely on street" .)

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