Record books kept by English queen (5)
I believe the answer is:
enter
'record' is the definition.
('enter' can be a synonym of 'record')
'books kept by english queen' is the wordplay.
'books' becomes 'nt' (New Testament).
'kept by' is an insertion indicator.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'queen' becomes 'er' (abbreviation for Elizabeth Regina).
'e'+'er'='eer'
'nt' inserted into 'eer' is 'ENTER'.
(Other definitions for enter that I've seen before include "Set foot in" , "Gain access to" , "Enroll, sign up" , "Fruit drink" , "Infiltrate" .)