Chip's pal (4)
I believe the answer is:
dale
'chip's pal' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for dale that I've seen before include "Valley; man's name" , "Lead out of the river valley" , "Lead into poetic valley" , "Low ground" , "Up hill and down . . . ." .)