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Heard of maybe Bohemian couple's last move (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

checkmate

'last move' is the definition.
(final move in chess)

'heard of maybe bohemian couple's' is the wordplay.
'heard of' shows a homophone (sound like).
'maybe bohemian' becomes 'Czech' (Bohemia is part of the Czech Republic).
'couple' becomes 'mate' (synonyms).
'czech' sounds like 'check'.
'check'+'mate'='CHECKMATE'

(Other definitions for checkmate that I've seen before include "final defeat" , "ending on board" , "Inescapable attack in chess" , "Conclusion of chess game" , "Complete victory" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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