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Bishop abandons generous approach (4)

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I believe the answer is:

road

'approach' is the definition.
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'bishop abandons generous' is the wordplay.
'bishop' becomes 'b' (abbreviation used in chess).
'abandons' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'generous' becomes 'broad' (eg a 'broad church', a church open to all).
'broad' with 'b' taken away is 'ROAD'.

(Other definitions for road that I've seen before include "Highway or byway" , "Way to achieving a particular outcome" , "mine gallery" , "course" , "Street" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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