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Queen known for beat (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rout

'for beat' is the definition.
(routing is a kind of beating)

'queen known' is the wordplay.
'queen' becomes 'r' (abbreviation for regina, e.g. in ER ).
'known' becomes 'out' (as in news which is 'out').
'r'+'out'='ROUT'

(Other definitions for rout that I've seen before include "Drubbing" , "clobber" , "snore" , "Big defeat" , "Headlong flight" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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