Splitter hearing what remains of traditional fare, 18 28 (7)

Guardian Cryptic #29084 | 5 Across | 2023-05-31
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I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Fifteensquared have:

definition: a cleaving, a process of division or splitting homophone/"hearing" of fish 'n' from fish 'n' chips ="what remains of traditional fare", WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN (i.e. missing or removed) – using the answer to 18 28

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