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Losing pawn in this game would be fortunate (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

plucky

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'losing pawn in this game would be fortunate' is the definition.
'plucky' can be an answer for 'game' (I've seen this before). I'm not sure about the rest of the definition.

'game would be fortunate' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'game' could be 'p' (I have seen 'French game ' mean 'p' so perhaps 'game' could also mean 'p') and 'p' is located in the answer.
'fortunate' could be 'lucky' (associated in meaning) and 'lucky' is present in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for plucky that I've seen before include "Showing determination in the face of difficulty" , "Brave, showing courage" , "Courageous or feisty" , "Game" , "stout" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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