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Georgia master has piece for opening manoeuvre (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gambit

'opening manoeuvre' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'georgia master has piece' is the wordplay.
'georgia' becomes 'GA' (abbreviation for the US state).
'master' becomes 'm'.
'has' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'piece' becomes 'bit' (bit is a kind of piece).
'ga'+'m'+'bit'='GAMBIT'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for gambit that I've seen before include "Initial move in chess" , "tricky move" , "first move" , "Opening chess move" , "play involving sacrifice" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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