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Chip from hot tin flipped with egg (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nacho

'chip' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'hot tin flipped with egg' is the wordplay.
'hot' becomes 'h' (abbreviation eg on taps).
'tin' becomes 'can' (synonyms).
'flipped' is a reversal indicator.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'egg' becomes 'o' (an 'o' resembles an egg).
'h'+'can'='hcan'
'hcan' backwards is 'nach'.
'nach'+'o'='NACHO'

'from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for nacho that I've seen before include "Mexican bite" , "Mexican tortilla chip" , "Mexican dish" , "part of a snack?" , "Something consumed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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