Cryptic crossword clue
Mum on Sundaycooked old-style chips? but not always

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word MAUNDS

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The straight part
We know that "old-style chips" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case old-style chips = maunds.
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 MAUNDS mean?

MAUNDS noun
  1. A wicker basket.
  2. A unit of capacity with various specific local values.
  3. A handbasket with two lids.
MAUNDS noun
  1. A unit of weight in southern and western Asia, whose value varied widely by location. Two maunds made one chest of opium in East India. One maund equalled 136 pounds of opium in Turkey.

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