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Bishop rushed to get prepared (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

braced

'prepared' is the definition.
(bracing is a kind of preparing)

'bishop rushed' is the wordplay.
'bishop' becomes 'b' (abbreviation used in chess).
'rushed' becomes 'raced' ('race' can be a synonym of 'rush').
'b'+'raced'='BRACED'

'to get' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for braced that I've seen before include "Buttressed" , "made stronger" , "Prepared for a setback" , "Supported, gave firmness to" , "Red cab being supported in position" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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