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Accompaniers of knights

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I believe the answer is:

rooks

(Other definitions for rooks that I've seen before include "Fleeces; chessmen" , "men on the board" , "Chess pieces or black birds" , "Cheats" , "Castles, also, in chess" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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