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Was its queen a bachelor girl? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

sheba

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'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'

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(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" .)

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