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Chap, one chopping down tree (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

feller

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'chap' is the definition.
(I know that chap can be written as feller)

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(Other definitions for feller that I've seen before include "Chap informally" , "Bloke - lumberjack" , "employed in forestry" , "Man casually" , "the cause of planes crashing?" .)

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