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Company gathering for a game of chess? (5,7)

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I believe the answer is:

board meeting

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'company gathering' is the definition.
'board meeting' can be an answer for 'gathering' (board meeting is a kind of gathering). I'm unsure of the 'company' bit.

'game of chess?' is the wordplay.
'game' becomes 'board game' (board game is a kind of game).
'of chess?' becomes 'meeting' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'board'+'meeting'='BOARD MEETING'

'for a' is the link.

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(Another definition for board meeting that I've seen is " occasion to make firm decisions".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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