Bishops and knights, say (8)

I believe the answer is:

chessmen

(Other definitions for chessmen that I've seen before include "Pawns, knights, bishops etc - males only" , "Bishops and knights, say" , "Knights, rooks, pawns etc collectively - even the queen" , "Pawns, queens, rooks etc" , "Board pieces" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times and the Irish Times (Simplex).

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