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Side of letter I forgot to write (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chips

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'i forgot to write' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'side of letter' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'letter' could be 'chi' (Greek letter) and 'chi' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for chips that I've seen before include "Gambling counters" , "French fries" , "Flakes" , "Betting tokens" , "accompaniment to 24 [FISH DISH]" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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