### Clue: A king amid excited fans at palace quite unruffled (4,2,1,7)
### Answer: FLAT AS A PANCAKE 
 ### Explanation: Definition: quite unruffled
An envelope ('amid') of 'a' plus K ('king') in FLATASAPANCE, an anagram ('excited') of 'fans at palace'. Was this clue thought up in the last few days?