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“Two portions of meat — and be quick about it!” (4-4)

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I believe the answer is:

chop-chop

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'be quick about it' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'two portions of meat' is the wordplay.
'two portions of' shows that letters should be duplicated.
'meat' becomes 'chop' (chop is a kind of meat).
'chop' duplicated is 'CHOP-CHOP'.

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for chop-chop that I've seen before include "Quickly!" , "Hurry up!" , "Get a move on!" .)

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