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King’s
claim
on
the
throne
–
Charlie
overwhelmed
by
confounded
steam
toilet
(5,4,3)
King’s claim on the throne – Charlie overwhelmed by confounded steam toilet (5,4,3)
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How the clue works
Right, so King's claim on the throne is your definition, pointing us at Louis XIV's famous line "L'état c'est moi" – the state is me, and all. Now for the wordplay: Charlie gives you C, and that letter gets swallowed up (overwhelmed) by an anagram of STEAM TOILET, "confounded" being your anagram indicator. Shuffle all twelve letters together – the C plus the jumbled STEAM TOILET – and out pops L'ETAT C'EST MOI.