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Worldly former sovereign having break during test (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

terrestrial

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'worldly' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'sovereign having break during test' is the wordplay.
'sovereign' becomes 'er' (Abbreviation for Elizabeth Regina).
'having break' becomes 'rest' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'during' indicates putting letters inside.
'test' becomes 'trial' (synonyms).
'er'+'rest'='errest'
'errest' placed within 'trial' is 'TERRESTRIAL'.

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(Other definitions for terrestrial that I've seen before include "Not aquatic, arboreal, or aerial" , "Relating to the earth" , "Land-based" , "Relating to dry land" , "Living on the ground" .)

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