Fine film to start with crowd rising before queen (8)
I believe the answer is:
gossamer
'fine' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'film to start with crowd rising before queen' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'film' could be 'm' (1931 Fritz Lang film) and 'm' is present in the answer.
'start' could be 'go' (synonyms) and 'go' is present in the answer.
'queen' could be 'er' (short for Elizabeth Regina ie Queen Elizabeth) and 'er' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for gossamer that I've seen before include "Very thin material" , "very flimsy stuff" , "Material spun by spiders" , "Flimsy, delicate material" , "Delicate filmy material" .)