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Racy type pulls Her Maj? About time! (8)

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I believe the answer is:

dragster

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'racy type' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'pulls her maj? about time' is the wordplay.
'pulls' becomes 'drags' ('drag' can be a synonym of 'pull').
'her maj?' becomes 'ER' (Elizabeth Regina ie Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth).
'about' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'er' after 't' is 'ter'.
'drags'+'ter'='DRAGSTER'

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(Other definitions for dragster that I've seen before include "Car adapted for acceleration race" , "Racing car" , "Vehicle" , "Bike" , "Fast car" .)

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