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African article on timeless sacrificial chess move (7)

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I believe the answer is:

gambian

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'african' is the definition.
(Gambian is an example)

'article on timeless sacrificial chess move' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'article' could be 'an' (indefinite article) and 'an' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Another definition for gambian that I've seen is " from part of Africa".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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