Cuts up (5)
(Other definitions for chops that I've seen before include "Cuts; slices of meat" , "trap" , "Hacks" , "Cuts of meat including part of a rib" , "Axes" .)
'cuts up' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for dissects that I've seen before include "Cuts apart to examine internally" , "Cuts open and takes apart" .)