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Went hunting like queen, perhaps, and thought about nothing (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

moused

'went hunting like queen perhaps' is the definition.
(queen is a female cat)

'thought about nothing' is the wordplay.
'thought' becomes 'mused' (musing is a kind of thinking).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'nothing' becomes 'o' (looks like zero - 0).
'mused' enclosing 'o' is 'MOUSED'.

'and' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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