As it is, chop bananas and nuts (10)
I believe the answer is:
pistachios
'nuts' is the definition.
(pistachio is a kind of nut)
'as it is chop bananas' is the wordplay.
'bananas' is an anagram indicator (informal term for mad).
'as'+'it'+'is'+'chop'='asitischop'
'asitischop' with letters rearranged gives 'PISTACHIOS'.
'and' is the link.
I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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