Cryptic crossword clue
a Queen perhaps given male gender?We are in the world of board games rather than palaces, a generic term for the pieces used to play the game misgenders the most active and powerful of them 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CHESSMAN

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What does CHESSMAN mean?

CHESSMAN noun
  1. A chess piece.

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