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"Micro" food? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chips

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'food?' is the definition.
(I know that chips is a dish)

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(Other definitions for chips that I've seen before include "Silicon computer components" , "Gambling tokens" , "Gaming counters" , "Gambling counters" , "accompaniment to 24 [FISH DISH]" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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