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Powerful feller shackles a wife (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chainsaw

'powerful feller' is the definition.
(something which might fell trees)

'shackles a wife' is the wordplay.
'shackles' becomes 'chains' (chain is a kind of shackle).
'wife' becomes 'w'.
'chains'+'a'+'w'='CHAINSAW'

(Other definitions for chainsaw that I've seen before include "Powered cutter" , "Power tool" , "Tree-lopper's tool" , "woodcutter?" , "Texas massacre tool" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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