Ill-fated queen of Egypt (9)
I believe the answer is:
cleopatra
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">ill-fated queen of egypt</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for cleopatra that I've seen before include "Egyptian queen, d. 30 BC" , "Ancient queen of 12 across" , "Good part for actress" , "beauty of old" , "repeatedly needled by chisellers" .)