Promotable chess piece (4)

I believe the answer is:

pawn

(Other definitions for pawn that I've seen before include "Deposit as security for a loan" , "Put into hock" , "Hock; cat's-paw" , "Person one used" , "Deposit as pledge" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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