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Two chess pieces caught right crustacean (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

king prawn

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

'two chess pieces caught right' is the wordplay.
'two chess pieces' can mean two replacements for 'chess piece'.
'chess piece' becomes 'king' (king is a kind of chess piece).
'chess piece' becomes 'p' (abbreviation for Pawn).
'caught right' becomes 'rawn' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'king'+'p'+'rawn'='KING PRAWN'

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(Other definitions for king prawn that I've seen before include "crustacean" , "Piece of seafood" , "(Regal?) seafood" .)

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