Chopper's about to go right (7)

I believe the answer is:

cleaver

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'chopper's' is the definition.
(a cleaver chops things)

'to go right' is the wordplay.
'to' becomes 'c' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'go' becomes 'leave' (go can mean to depart or leave).
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'c'+'leave'+'r'='CLEAVER'

'about' is the link.

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(Other definitions for cleaver that I've seen before include "Butcher's knife" , "dangerous object?" , "A clever sort of axe" , "Meat axe" , "Butcher's chopper" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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