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Get to know king and knight (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

learn

'get to know' is the definition.
('learn' can be a synonym of 'get to know')

'king and knight' is the wordplay.
'king' becomes 'lear' (I've seen this before).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'knight' becomes 'n' (chess).
'lear'+'n'='LEARN'

(Other definitions for learn that I've seen before include "Study or digest" , "Gain knowledge or skills" , "Take in" , "Con" , "Acquire information" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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