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Shops saying cut certain with this item (8)

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I believe the answer is:

chainsaw

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'certain with this item' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'shops saying cut' is the wordplay.
'shops saying' becomes 'chain' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'cut' becomes 'saw' (sawing is a kind of cutting).
'chain'+'saw'='CHAINSAW'

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(Other definitions for chainsaw that I've seen before include "Power tool" , "Powered cutter" , "Texas massacre tool" , "powered device" , "Timber cutter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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