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Buffoonery of liar had Queen troubled (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

harlequinade

'buffoonery' is the definition.
('harlequinade' can be a synonym of 'buffoonery')

'liar had queen troubled' is the wordplay.
'troubled' indicates anagramming the letters.
'liar'+'had'+'queen'='liarhadqueen'
'liarhadqueen' is an anagram of 'HARLEQUINADE'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for harlequinade that I've seen before include "Pantomime; buffoonery" , "Part of pantomime" , "Traditional pantomime episode" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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