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Interrupting, slash the can with spirit (7,2)

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I believe the answer is:

cutting in

'interrupting' is the definition.
(cutting in is a kind of interrupting)

'slash the can with spirit' is the wordplay.
'slash' becomes 'cut' (synonyms).
'the can' becomes 'tin' (both are metal containers).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'spirit' becomes 'gin' (alcoholic spirit).
'cut'+'tin'+'gin'='CUTTING IN'

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