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Make wrong move with queen taking rook? (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

err

'make wrong move' is the definition.
(to err is to make a mistake or blunder)

'queen taking rook?' is the wordplay.
'queen' becomes 'ER' (short for Elizabeth Regina ie Queen Elizabeth).
'taking' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'rook?' becomes 'R' (chess abbreviation).
'er'+'r'='ERR'

'with' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for err that I've seen before include "Miscalculate" , "Miss the mark" , "Bungle" , "Sin" , "Make a wrong move" .)

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