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Anything
but
a
high-flier
for
the
guillotine,
did
you
say?
(11)
Anything but a high-flier for the guillotine, did you say? (11)
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The definition is at the beginning of the clue.
How the clue works
The definition is Anything but a high-flier — a hedgehopper being a pilot or aircraft that skims low over the ground. Then "did you say?" flags a homophone: say HEDGEHOPPER out loud and you've got "head chopper", which is exactly what a guillotine is.