Critical news: french fries at reduced prices! (3,5,3,4)
I believe the answer is:
the chips are down
'critical news french' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.
'fries at reduced prices' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'fries' could be 'chips' (I've seen this before) and 'chips' is found within the answer.
'reduced' could be 'down' and 'down' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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