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He cuts up the slides (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chutes

'the slides' is the definition.
('chute' can be a synonym of 'slide')

'he cuts up' is the wordplay.
'up' indicates anagramming the letters (letters get chucked up).
'he'+'cuts'='hecuts'
'hecuts' is an anagram of 'CHUTES'.

(Other definitions for chutes that I've seen before include "Sloping channels or slides" , "Sloping channels through which things can be poured or dropped" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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