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Gutless, sarcastic, yet handsome reaper (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scythe

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'gutless sarcastic yet handsome reaper' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.

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(Other definitions for scythe that I've seen before include "Manual grass cutter" , "Cropping instrument" , "Old hands-wielded grass or crop cutter" , "Corn-cutting tool" , "Cut down manually" .)

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