Fish and chips one desires to start with (3)
I believe the answer is:
cod
'fish' is the definition.
(type of fish)
'chips one desires to start with' is the wordplay.
'to start with' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letters of 'chips one desires' is 'COD'.
'and' is the link.
(Other definitions for cod that I've seen before include "A fool of a fish" , "Pay when you get the goods - sounds fishy" , "Common food fish" , "Large sea fish- it's a sham" , "method of payment" .)