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Attacker’s comparatively quick removing pawn (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

raider

'attacker's' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'comparatively quick removing pawn' is the wordplay.
'comparatively quick' becomes 'rapider' ('rapid' can be a synonym of 'quick').
'removing' suggests deleting specific letters.
'pawn' becomes 'p'.
'rapider' with 'p' taken away is 'RAIDER'.

(Other definitions for raider that I've seen before include "One making incursion" , "One who makes surprise attack, perhaps to steal" , "One making a rapid surprise attack" , "Armed insurgent" , "One attacks" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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