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Fuming Queen upset European ruler (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reeking

'fuming' is the definition.
('reek' can be a synonym of 'fume')

'queen upset european ruler' is the wordplay.
'queen' becomes 'ER' (abbreviation for Elizabeth Regina).
'upset' is a reversal indicator.
'european' becomes 'E' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'ruler' becomes 'king' (king is a kind of ruler).
'er' in reverse letter order is 're'.
're'+'e'+'king'='REEKING'

(Other definitions for reeking that I've seen before include "Stinking" , "Giving off a strong smell" , "Emitting smoke" , "Having a foul smell" , "With a very unpleasant smell" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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