As served at initially Chinese joints? (5)
I believe the answer is:
chips
'as served at initially chinese joints?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'at initially chinese joints?' is the wordplay.
'at' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'initially' suggests taking the first letters.
'joints?' becomes 'hips' (hip is a kind of joint).
The initial letter of 'chinese' is 'c'.
'c' next to 'hips' is 'CHIPS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for chips that I've seen before include "French fries" , "Casino currency" , "Betting tokens" , "Gaming counters" , "Gambling tokens" .)