Low-value chess pieces (5)
I believe the answer is:
pawns
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">low-value chess pieces</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for pawns that I've seen before include "The foot-soldiers in chess" , "made pledges" , "Chess pieces" , "Men on board" , "Puts into hock" .)