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Stand-in monarch's grin — pretence, somehow (6,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

prince regent

'stand-in monarch's' is the definition.
(prince ruling on behalf of a king or queen)

'grin pretence somehow' is the wordplay.
'somehow' is an anagram indicator.
'grin'+'pretence'='grinpretence'
'grinpretence' anagrammed gives 'PRINCE REGENT'.

(Other definitions for prince regent that I've seen before include "As George IV was during eighteen eleven - eighteen twenty" , "George IV, before he became King" , "George III's son was one such" , "The future George IV in 1811-20" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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