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Gave an account of missing bishop being caught sight of (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

descried

'being caught sight of' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'gave an account of missing bishop' is the wordplay.
'gave an account of' becomes 'described' (I've seen this in another clue).
'missing' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'bishop' becomes 'B' (chess abbreviation).
'described' with 'b' removed is 'DESCRIED'.

(Another definition for descried that I've seen is " Caught sight of".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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