Bad things to find in a tea set (5)

I believe the answer is:

chips

(Other definitions for chips that I've seen before include "Accompaniment for everything" , "Master" , "Gambling tokens" , "Silicon wafers" , "Betting tokens" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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