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Chess win in two moves? My wife is mine! (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fools mate

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'two moves? my wife is mine' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'chess win' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'chess win' could be 'mate' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'mate' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'fools' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for fools mate that I've seen before include "Quickest end to chess game" , "Easy chess win" , "Simple win at chess" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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