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Capital way to supply chessmen (6)

Ross

I think it could be either:

assets

horses
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'capital' is the definition.
(financial assets)

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(Other definitions for assets that I've seen before include "One's valuable possessions" , "valued possessions" , "Valuable property" , "Valuables, things worth having" , "One's goods and property" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News and The Globe and Mail.
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