The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CAROLINE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result CAROLINE
- Girl in the era of Nell Gwyn?
- Woman close to Ohio is stuck in traffic?
- Girl finding Vauxhall, say, and Oval on the 26, perhaps?
- Woman’s naked frolic? Stick around!
- Old queen makes love among ship’s timbers
- Girl given brief part, being hugged by Michael on screen?
- The girl who found love in a vehicle queue
- Woman in vehicle
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The straight part
We know that "Old queen" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case old queen = caroline.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does CAROLINE mean?
CAROLINE noun- An old silver coin of Italy.