The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word CHOP-CHOP
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result CHOP-CHOP
- Two items butcher supplies quickly
- Two portions of meat - and be quick about it!
- Use machete repeatedly with expedition!
- Chinese work on the double
- Piece of meat doubled at the double?
- Quickly put sack on meat
- Fast repeated punches
- Hurry up, cut some meat
- ,23 Dn. Policeman circling hospital repeatedly in a hurry
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The straight part
We know that "Quickly" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case quickly = chop-chop.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does CHOP-CHOP mean?
CHOP-CHOP noun- Tobacco that is produced and sold without excise (tax), and therefore cheap and illegal.
- Quickly.
- Used to urge someone to do something quickly