Was its queen a bachelor girl? (5)
I believe the answer is:
sheba
'girl?' is the definition.
'was its queen a bachelor' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'a' is present in the answer.
'bachelor' could be 'b' (abbreviation e.g. BA=Bachelor of Arts) and 'b' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'she' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sheba that I've seen before include "Biblical queen's realm" , "Solomon's guest" , "The Arrival of the Queen of - (Handel's Solomon)" , "Biblical Queen of . . . . . visited King Solomon" , "Ancient Kingdom of the Sabeans" .)