Cut-out pattern (7)
I believe the answer is:
stencil
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">cut-out pattern</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for stencil that I've seen before include "Aid for drawing" , "Cut out pattern for painting a design" , "Perforated sheet for producing patterns or symbols" , "Cut-out for painting patterns or shapes" , "Sheet with holes used to make ink or paint patterns" .)