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Would hide treater try to capture old queen? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

tannery

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'would hide treater' is the definition.
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'try to capture old queen?' is the wordplay.
'to capture' is an insertion indicator.
'old queen?' becomes 'Anne' (Queen Anne, 18th-century queen).
'try' enclosing 'anne' is 'TANNERY'.

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(Other definitions for tannery that I've seen before include "skin treatment facility" , "Leather-processing plant" , "Where hides are made into leather" , "where hides are treated" , "Building involved in making leather" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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