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Tool reinvented as a winch (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chainsaw

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

'reinvented as a winch' is the wordplay.
'reinvented' indicates an anagram.
'as'+'a'+'winch'='asawinch'
'asawinch' anagrammed gives 'CHAINSAW'.

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

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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