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Captures a "poisoned pawn" in chess, e.g (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

errs

(Other definitions for errs that I've seen before include "Makes a mistake" , "Strays" , "Boobs" , "Makes mistakes" , "Is mistaken" .)

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