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Giant operations on transport cut short (7)

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I believe the answer is:

cyclops

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'giant' is the definition.
(one-eyed giant in Greek myth)

'operations on transport cut short' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'operations' could be 'ops' (abbreviation) and 'ops' is found in the answer.
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(Other definitions for cyclops that I've seen before include "One-eyed monster" , "The mythical giant with a single eye in the middle of his forehead" , "Mythical creature" , "A one-eyed giant in Greek myth" , "Electronic tennis aid" .)

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