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Tirade supports former monarch going off the rails (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

errant

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'going off the rails' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'tirade supports former monarch' is the wordplay.
'tirade' becomes 'rant' (both can mean an angry outburst).
'supports' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (bottom letters provide a support for the top ones).
'former monarch' becomes 'ER' (Elizabeth Regina, ie Queen Elizabeth).
'rant' put after 'er' is 'ERRANT'.

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(Other definitions for errant that I've seen before include "Nomadic" , "Straying; knight" , "Root vegetable" , "Offending" , "Like many a knight" .)

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