The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FROTH
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More clues leading to the result FROTH
- S ign of cold weather, not special, teeth only ultimately chatter
- Nonsense filling extremely foolish head
- Fellow novelist’s worthless ideas
- Fine US novelist in a lather
- What makes a head is a face, ignoring new head of hair
- It’s somewhat light or fluffy, when rising
- Foam from really old tumble-drier, hot to start with
- Frivolous stuff ahead, lifting the heart
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The straight part
We know that "chatter" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case chatter = froth.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does FROTH mean?
FROTH noun- Foam
- Unimportant events or actions; drivel
- To create froth in (a liquid).
- (of a liquid) To bubble.
- To spit, vent, or eject, as froth.
- (literally) To spew saliva as froth; (figuratively) to rage, vent one's anger.
- To cover with froth.