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Strike stops the queen getting to that place (7)

Ross

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" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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