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Bread crumbling down a chap's chest? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

beard

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'down a chap's chest?' is the definition.
'beard' can be an answer for 'down' (thesaurus). I'm not sure about the 'a chap's chest?' bit.

'bread crumbling' is the wordplay.
'crumbling' is an anagram indicator.
'bread' anagrammed gives 'BEARD'.

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(Other definitions for beard that I've seen before include "Vandyke, perhaps" , "Oppose with effrontery" , "where food sometimes trapped?" , "Facial hair" , "Goatee, for instance" .)

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