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Letter opener chopped up dead seers (9)

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I believe the answer is:

addressee

'letter opener' is the definition.

'chopped up dead seers' is the wordplay.
'chopped up' indicates an anagram.
'dead'+'seers'='deadseers'
'deadseers' with letters rearranged gives 'ADDRESSEE'.

(Other definitions for addressee that I've seen before include "Person whose name is on the envelope" , "Intended recipient of letter" , "He's written to" , "The one to whom the message is sent" , "The person to whom letter is delivered" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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