Strike stops the queen getting to that place (7)
I believe the answer is:
thither
'to that place' is the definition.
('thither' can be a synonym of 'to that place')
'strike stops the queen' is the wordplay.
'strike' becomes 'hit' ('hit' can be a synonym of 'strike').
'stops' indicates putting letters inside.
'queen' becomes 'r' (r is abbreviation regina. e.g. in ER ).
'hit' inserted into 'the' is 'thithe'.
'thithe'+'r'='THITHER'
'getting' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for thither that I've seen before include "in that direction" , "To that place" .)