Puts up with chops (5)
I believe the answer is:
hacks
'chops' is the definition.
(I know this)
I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hacks that I've seen before include "Uninspired writers" , "Workaday journalists" , "Chops like lowly journalists" , "Cuts crudely" , "Chops at like routine writers" .)