### Clue: Small time monarch meets ex-officio player (6)
### Answer: STEREO 
 ### Explanation: Definition: player
 S(abbrev. for "small") + T(abbrev. for "time") + ER(abbrev. for "Elizabeth Regina", the English monarch) + EO(abbrev. for the Latin "ex-officio"). A clue consisting solely of abbreviations.
Answer: Short for a vinyl record or CD player that reproduces stereophonic sound.