Pie ___ mode (3)

I believe the answer is:

ala

(Another definition for ala that I've seen is " side petal".)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday, the Universal, the King Feature Syndicate, The Wall Street Journal, the LA Times, the USA Today and The New York Times.

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