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Where white queen starts, black causes damage (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

disable

'damage' is the definition.

'where white queen starts black' is the wordplay.
'where white queen starts' becomes 'di' (resembles D1, square on a chess board).
'black' becomes 'sable' (sable is a kind of black).
'di'+'sable'='DISABLE'

'causes' is the link.

(Other definitions for disable that I've seen before include "Make inoperable" , "Put out of action" , "Incapacitate" , "Deactivate" , "Prevent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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