Queens on a chessboard, paradoxically (3)

I believe the answer is:

men

(Other definitions for men that I've seen before include "Males of Armenian extraction." , "Male humans" , "- - -o'-war (ships)" , "Human males" , "Soldiers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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