What meat cleaver might do quickly? (4,4)
I believe the answer is:
chop chop
'quickly?' is the definition.
(I know that quickly can be written as chop-chop)
'what meat cleaver might do' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'meat' could be 'chop' (chop is a kind of meat) and 'chop' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'chop' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for chop chop that I've seen before include "repeated punches" , "Repeatedly use machete" , "Quick" , "Fast" , "Promptly!" .)