Female graduate in queen's place (5)
I believe the answer is:
sheba
'queen's place' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'female graduate' is the wordplay.
'female' becomes 'she' ('she' refers to a woman).
'graduate' becomes 'ba' (someone with a Bachelor of Arts degree).
'she'+'ba'='SHEBA'
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sheba that I've seen before include "Its queen arrived" , "OT Queen" , "Old Yemen kingdom, its queen visited Solomon" , "ancient land" , "Queen in the Bible unnamed except for her country; Balkis or Bilkis in the Quran" .)