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What queen might do — panic! (4,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

have kittens

I believe this is a double definition.

'what queen might do' is the first definition.
(a female cat is a queen)

'panic' is the second definition.
(to have kittens is to panic)

(Other definitions for have kittens that I've seen before include "Blow up" , "produce cute delivery" , "Be extremely nervous (as a queen might)" , "Shake with nerves" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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