Like potato chips and seawater (5)

I believe the answer is:

salty

(Other definitions for salty that I've seen before include "Brackish" , "Sharp (language, humour)" , "Saline" , "Piquant" , "Engagingly stimulating or provocative" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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