Hand-held power cutter was baser variety (5,3)
I believe the answer is:
sabre saw
'hand-held power cutter' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'was baser variety' is the wordplay.
'variety' indicates anagramming the letters.
'was'+'baser'='wasbaser'
'wasbaser' with letters rearranged gives 'SABRE SAW'.
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