Boyfriend who loves picking up the tab? Crossword Clue

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Boyfriend who loves picking up the tab? Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent’s king
2. complete victory
(verb)
1. place an opponent’s king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PICKING (noun)
1. the quantity of a crop that is harvested
2. the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.)
BOYFRIEND (noun)
1. a man who is the lover of a man or woman

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