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Fairly rough cut first pulled from James Bond? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

choppy

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'fairly rough' is the definition.
'choppy' can be an answer for 'rough' (I've seen this before). I'm not sure about the 'fairly' bit.

'cut first pulled from james bond?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'cut' could be 'chop' (chopping is a kind of cutting) and 'chop' is found within the answer.
'first pulled' could be 'p' (1st letter of 'pulled') and 'p' is present in the answer.
A single letter 'y' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for choppy that I've seen before include "a little rough" , "(Of sea) with many small waves" , "(Of seas) rough" , "Not still" , "Moderately rough (sea)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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