Look for Cockney choppers (8)

I believe the answer is:

butchers

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'look' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for butchers that I've seen before include "Retailers of meat" , "Meat workers" , "Cutters and sellers of meat" , "Abbreviated rhyming slang for 'look'" , "Animal killers in Schubert composition" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app