Cut the bodies of poor toadies up (9)
I believe the answer is:
autopsied
'cut the bodies' is the definition.
The answer and definition are not the same part of speech. However, adjectives and past participle verbs can sometimes mean the same thing.
'poor toadies up' is the wordplay.
'poor' is an anagram indicator.
'toadies'+'up'='toadiesup'
'toadiesup' anagrammed gives 'AUTOPSIED'.
'of' is the link.
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I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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