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Embarrass a bishop with a demand to keep quiet (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abash

'embarrass' is the definition.
('abash' can be a synonym of 'embarrass')

'a bishop with a demand to keep quiet' is the wordplay.
'bishop' becomes 'b' (abbreviation used in chess).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'demand to keep quiet' becomes 'sh'.
'a'+'b'+'a'+'sh'='ABASH'

(Other definitions for abash that I've seen before include "Bring shame on" , "Cause to feel 4" , "Cause someone to feel embarrassed" , "Affront" , "Rattle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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