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Move of bishop to China, not a fate that's rectified (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fianchetto

'move of bishop' is the definition.
(type of move in chess)

'to china not a fate that's rectified' is the wordplay.
'not' suggests deleting specific letters.
'that's rectified' indicates anagramming the letters.
'to'+'china'='tochina'
'tochina' with 'a' removed is 'tochin'.
'tochin'+'fate'='tochinfate'
'tochinfate' is an anagram of 'FIANCHETTO'.

(Other definitions for fianchetto that I've seen before include "manoeuvre by bishop" , "bishop moving aside" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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