Winning position in chess (9)

I believe the answer is:

checkmate

(Other definitions for checkmate that I've seen before include "you lose!" , "The final winning move in chess" , "Complete victory" , "The final killer move in chess" , "End of game" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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