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Strange clue about queen's cavalryman (7,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

general custer

'cavalryman' is the definition.
(US cavalry commander)

'strange clue about queen's' is the wordplay.
'about' is an anagram indicator.
'queen' becomes 'er' (abbreviation for Elizabeth Regina).
'strange'+'clue'='strangeclue'
'strangeclue' anagrammed gives 'generalcust'.
'generalcust'+'er'='GENERAL CUSTER'

(Another definition for general custer that I've seen is " United States army officer".)

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