Cuts off (6)
I believe the answer is:
severs
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">cuts off</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for severs that I've seen before include "splits" , "Cuts or breaks off" , "Parts" , "Cut off from a whole" , "Cuts or terminates" .)