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King? Both sides led by one in curtailed boardgame (7)

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charles

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'king?' is the definition.
(King Charles I, II or III)

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(Other definitions for charles that I've seen before include "-- Darwin; -- Kingsley" , "French king" , "King beheaded in 1649" , "[LAWMAKER]?" , "- Darwin; - Dickens" .)

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