Cheese chopped by spearman (8)

I believe the answer is:

parmesan

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'cheese' is the definition.
(Parmesan is an example)

'chopped by spearman' is the wordplay.
'spearman' anagrams to 'PARMESAN'.
However, I am not clear how the anagram is indicated.

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(Other definitions for parmesan that I've seen before include "that's grated" , "Spearman (anag) - cheese" , "Hard dry cheese, often grated" , "Italian cheese, often grated" , "Pam earns this cheese" .)

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