Cryptic crossword clue
Swore behind queen and her short son, got time inside 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ASSERTED

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What does ASSERTED mean?

ASSERTED verb
  1. To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.
  2. To use or exercise and thereby prove the existence of.
  3. To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to
  4. To specify that a condition or expression is true at a certain point in the code.
  5. To set a signal on a line using a voltage or electric current.
ASSERTED adjective
  1. Stated, declared or alleged, especially with confidence but no proof

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