Pot with fat for chop (7)
I believe the answer is:
pollard
'chop' is the definition.
'pot with fat' is the wordplay.
'pot' becomes 'pol' (Pol Pot).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'fat' becomes 'lard' (I've seen this before).
'pol'+'lard'='POLLARD'
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for pollard that I've seen before include "Tree with crown cut off" , "Deer with antlers removed" , "Lop tops off (trees)" , "trim" , "Remove crown from (tree)" .)