Scrimp (9)
I believe the answer is:
economise
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">scrimp</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 economise that I've seen before include "Scrimp" , "Keep down costs" , "budget" , "Make savings" , "make cuts" .)