Side that might be mashed or fried (6)

I believe the answer is:

potato

(Other definitions for potato that I've seen before include "Raleigh brought it from America" , "Tuber, popular in Ireland" , "The veg is too apt, oddly" , "The staple food is strangely too apt" , "The vegetable is too apt, oddly" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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