Chessmen (5)

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pawns

'chessmen' is the definition.
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This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for pawns that I've seen before include "Chess pieces" , "made pledges" , "Minor chessmen" , "The foot-soldiers in chess" , "Puts into hock" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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