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Subject
embracing
monarch
in
global
circle
(6)
Subject embracing monarch in global circle (6)
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How the clue works
The definition is global circle — a tropic is one of those circles of latitude on the globe. Then the wordplay has TOPIC (subject) embracing R (monarch, from the abbreviation Rex or Regina) to give you T-R-OPIC.