Things to detect before Queen's brought back through (8)
I believe the answer is:
antennae
'things' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?
'detect before queen's brought back through' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'before' could be 'ante' (prefix meaning before) and 'ante' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for antennae that I've seen before include "Transmitting aerials" , "They sense" , "Sensitive devices for insects and radiowaves" , "Feelers or aerials" , "Russian wolfhound" .)