What does the cryptic crossword clue "Queen of the witches can't stand going round the City (6)" mean?

The definition is "City". The wordplay uses a container (one word inside another). EC (synonym="=the City (of London") in HATE (synonym="=can’t stand") = HECATE The answer is HECATE.

Queen of the witches can't stand going round the City (6)

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