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Is it Chigurh blocking way with extremely scary axe? (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

psychopath

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'is it chigurh blocking' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'way with extremely scary axe?' is the wordplay.
'way' becomes 'path' (path is a kind of way).
'with' indicates putting letters inside.
'extremely' suggests removing the centre (only the extremes of the word are used).
'axe?' becomes 'chop' (chop with an axe).
'scary' with its middle removed is 'sy'.
'sy'+'chop'='sychop'
'path' placed around 'sychop' is 'PSYCHOPATH'.

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(Other definitions for psychopath that I've seen before include "One with abnormal or violent social behaviour" , "disturbed individual" , "One who commits violent acts without guilt" , "nut" , "One emotionally unstable, often violent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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