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Potato (a lot, mashed) and a sausage (9)

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I believe the answer is:

chipolata

'sausage' is the definition.
(I know that chipolata is a type of sausage)

'potato a lot mashed and a' is the wordplay.
'potato' becomes 'chip' (I have seen 'Fried potato ' mean 'chip' so perhaps 'potato' could also mean 'chip').
'mashed' is an anagram indicator.
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'a'+'lot'='alot'
'alot' with letters rearranged gives 'olat'.
'chip'+'olat'+'a'='CHIPOLATA'

(Other definitions for chipolata that I've seen before include "banger" , "Small thin sausage" , "Party snack" , "Type of sausage" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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