__ card: cellphone chip holder (3)

I believe the answer is:

sim

(Other definitions for sim that I've seen before include "Information carrier" , "Identifying card in a mobile phone" , "Role-playing game" , "computer game" , "Card storing data" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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