Chop with an axe (3)
I believe the answer is:
hew
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">chop with an axe</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for hew that I've seen before include "Cut with blows" , "Carve out of wood or stone" , "Carve with axe" , "Shape wood, as with an axe" , "Chop or hack at" .)