Naked goblin queen departs gingerly, without complaint (10)
I believe the answer is:
obligingly
'without complaint' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'naked goblin queen departs gingerly' is the wordplay.
'naked goblin' becomes 'obli' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'queen' becomes 'ER' (abbreviation for Elizabeth Regina).
'departs' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'gingerly' with 'er' taken away is 'gingly'.
'obli'+'gingly'='OBLIGINGLY'
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