But an actress can cut meat! (7)
I believe the answer is:
butcher
'cut meat' is the definition.
'butcher' can be an answer for 'cut' (thesaurus). I'm unsure of the 'meat' bit.
'but an actress' is the wordplay.
'an actress' becomes 'cher' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'but'+'cher'='BUTCHER'
'can' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for butcher that I've seen before include "more manly" , "Purveyor of meats" , "In EastEnders, Pat maybe" , "One sells meat" , "Killer" .)