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Finishes with mates? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

endgames

'finishes with mates?' is the definition.
(endgames in chess involve checkmates)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for endgames that I've seen before include "The final stages in chess matches" , "Final stages of a chess match" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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