Was its queen a bachelor girl? (5)
I believe the answer is:
sheba
'was its queen a' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'bachelor girl?' is the wordplay.
'bachelor' becomes 'sh' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'girl?' becomes 'eba'.
'sh'+'eba'='SHEBA'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sheba that I've seen before include "Biblical queen's realm" , "Solomon's guest" , "The Arrival of the Queen of - (Handel's Solomon)" , "Biblical Queen of . . . . . visited King Solomon" , "Ancient Kingdom of the Sabeans" .)