Avoiding chips, for instance, with pints? Peg Rock! (12)

I believe the answer is:

sidestepping

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'avoiding chips' is the definition.
'sidestepping' can be an answer for 'avoiding' (sidestepping is a kind of avoiding). I'm not sure about the 'chips' bit.

'instance with pints? peg rock' is the wordplay.
'instance with' becomes 'side' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'rock' indicates anagramming the letters.
'pints'+'peg'='pintspeg'
'pintspeg' anagrammed gives 'stepping'.
'side'+'stepping'='SIDESTEPPING'

'for' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for sidestepping that I've seen is " Avoiding an issue".)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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