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... eats hot chop in little bits (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hash

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'chop in little bits' is the definition.
'hash' can be an answer for 'chop' (thesaurus). I'm not certain of the 'in little bits' bit.

'eats hot' is the wordplay.
'eats' becomes 'has' (I've seen this in another clue).
'hot' becomes 'h' (abbreviation eg on taps).
'has'+'h'='HASH'

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(Other definitions for hash that I've seen before include "meat and potato dish" , "dish of meat and vegetables" , "Mess, botch" , "Minced meat and vegetables - a mess!" , "that's smoked a lot" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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