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Chop and serve in pieces (5)

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I believe the answer is:

sever

'chop' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'serve in pieces' is the wordplay.
'in pieces' indicates an anagram.
'serve' anagrammed gives 'SEVER'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for sever that I've seen before include "Detach" , "Cut right off" , "Cut or break off, perhaps a relationship" , "Cut apart, maybe a relationship" , "Cut from a whole" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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