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One
in
line
to
become
queen
was
accepted,
with
knight
on
hand
(6,4)
One in line to become queen was accepted, with knight on hand (6,4)
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The definition is at the beginning of the clue.
How the clue works
The definition is One in line to become queen — that's a chess pawn which can be promoted when it reaches the far rank. Was accepted gives you PASSED, then for the second word, PAW means hand and you drop in N (knight in chess notation) to get PAWN.