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Chopped hot recipe holding large chopper ... (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

helicopter

'chopper' is the definition.
('helicopter' can be a synonym of 'chopper')

'chopped hot recipe holding large' is the wordplay.
'chopped' indicates anagramming the letters.
'holding' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'large' becomes 'l'.
'hot'+'recipe'='hotrecipe'
'hotrecipe' anagrammed gives 'heicopter'.
'heicopter' going around 'l' is 'HELICOPTER'.

(Other definitions for helicopter that I've seen before include "This can be used to transport" , "Rotorcraft" , "Triple echo (anag) - form of air transport" , "Chinook" , "Rotary-winged craft" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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