Winning pawn having right to occupy (8)
I believe the answer is:
pleasing
'winning' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pleasing that I've seen before include "Satisfying or appealing" , "agreeable - with 13d" , "Gratifying" , "making one happy" , "Delightful" .)