Competent English queen escorted by a romantic partner (8)

9D — Competent English queen escorted by a romantic partner (8) — ADEQUATE

• Definition
  Definition found: 'Competent'
• Indicator
  Indicator found: 'escorted'
• Operation
  'escorted' signals a container operation
• Fodder
  Fodder: 'English queen a romantic partner'
• Abbreviation
  Abbreviations spotted: 'English' → E
• Abbreviation
  Abbreviations spotted: 'queen' → QU
• Synonym
  Synonyms spotted: 'romantic partner' → DATE
• Assembly
  E + QU + A + DATE = AD(EQU)ATE

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