Cryptic crossword clue
Affected when chip lacks length

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word FAKE

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The straight part
We know that "Affected" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case affected = fake.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does FAKE mean?

FAKE noun
  1. Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.
  2. A trick; a swindle.
  3. A move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for gaining advantage for example when dribbling an opponent.
FAKE verb
  1. To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob.
  2. To modify fraudulently, so as to make an object appear better or other than it really is
  3. To make a counterfeit, to counterfeit, to forge, to falsify.
  4. To make a false display of, to affect, to feign, to simulate.
FAKE adjective
  1. Not real; false, fraudulent.
  2. (of people) Insincere.
FAKE noun
  1. One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.
FAKE verb
  1. To coil (a rope, line, or hawser), by winding alternately in opposite directions, in layers usually of zigzag or figure of eight form, to prevent twisting when running out.

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