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Cease nestling - according to the Reverend, it takes two of these to eat (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chopstick

'it takes two of these to eat' is the definition.
(chopsticks are used to eat food)

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for chopstick that I've seen before include "In the plural, they're oriental cutlery" , "member of consumer association" , "Eastern eating utensil" , "Oriental eating utensil" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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