Chopping tools (4)

I believe the answer is:

axes

'chopping tools' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for axes that I've seen before include "Does away with" , "Hatchets" , "alliances" , "Coordinates" , "lines in graph at right angles" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press, the Universal, The Irish Times, the King Feature Syndicate, The Daily Mail, The Mirror and the USA Today.

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