Fish amidst rotten chips (5)

I believe the answer is:

tench

'fish' is the definition.
(tench is a kind of fish)

'amidst rotten chips' is the wordplay.
'amidst' indicates a hidden word (the answer appears amidst the letters of the clue).
'TENCH' is hidden within 'rotten chips'.

(Other definitions for tench that I've seen before include "Coarse fish" , "catch" , "Fish of the carp family" , "Swimmer" , "Freshwater fish" .)

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