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Free to import personal computer or parachute feature? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ripcord

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'parachute feature?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'free to import personal computer or' is the wordplay.
'free' becomes 'rid' (synonyms).
'to import' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'personal computer' becomes 'PC' (abbreviation).
'pc'+'or'='pcor'
'rid' going around 'pcor' is 'RIPCORD'.

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(Other definitions for ripcord that I've seen before include "Release for parachute" , "It's pulled to open a parachute" .)

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