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Save Shard after winning concession (10,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bargaining chip

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'concession' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.

'save shard after winning' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'save' could be 'bar' (both can mean 'except') and 'bar' is present in the answer.
'winning' could be 'gaining' ('gain' can be a synonym of 'win') and 'gaining' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'chip' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for bargaining chip that I've seen before include "Something to be used in negotiations" , "asset in trading" , "A means of leverage" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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