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Queen Elizabeth right or wrong (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

error

'wrong?' is the definition.
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'queen elizabeth right or' is the wordplay.
'queen elizabeth' becomes 'er' (abbreviation for Elizabeth Regina).
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'er'+'r'+'or'='ERROR'

(Other definitions for error that I've seen before include "Miscarriage of justice" , "Solecism" , "Blunder, slip" , "Slip, mistake" , "wrongdoing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Telegraph.
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