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Conservative Brexiteer in chopper (7)

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I believe the answer is:

cleaver

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'chopper' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'conservative brexiteer' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'conservative' could be 'c' (UK political abbreviation) and 'c' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'leaver' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for cleaver that I've seen before include "A butcher may use it" , "Butcher's chopper" , "dangerous object?" , "Butcher's knife" , "Meat axe" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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