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Ogle the French Queen (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

leer

'ogle' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'the french queen' is the wordplay.
'the french' becomes 'le' ('the' in French).
'queen' becomes 'ER' (abbreviation for Elizabeth Regina).
'le'+'er'='LEER'

(Other definitions for leer that I've seen before include "Gaze lasciviously at" , "Give sly look" , "Suggestive or sneering grin" , "Look lecherously" , "Lecherous look" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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