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That lady's next in line, not I (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

her

'that lady's' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'next in line not i' is the wordplay.
'next in line' becomes 'heir' (I've seen this before).
'not' is a deletion indicator.
'heir' with 'i' taken away is 'HER'.

(Other definitions for her that I've seen before include "That lady's" , "That lady" , "The woman's" , "In the Midlands she" , "She, objectively" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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