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Horsemen on board? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

knights

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'horsemen on board?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
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(Other definitions for knights that I've seen before include "Also 3 down" , "Chess pieces" , "Chessmen shaped as head of horse" , "Honoured men" .)

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