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Scandinavian woman last in queue stretching across (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

astride

'stretching across' is the definition.
(astride means stretched over or across)

'scandinavian woman last in queue' is the wordplay.
'scandinavian woman' becomes 'Astrid' (common Scandinavian name).
'last in' indicates one should take the final letters.
The final letter of 'queue' is 'e'.
'astrid'+'e'='ASTRIDE'

(Other definitions for astride that I've seen before include "It dares to be with legs wider apart" , "Standing over amid tirades" , "On the back of" , "With feet apart" , "Not side saddle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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