Terminated (4)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">terminated</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(axing is a kind of terminating)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for axed that I've seen before include "Made redundant" , "Stopped" , "Felled" , "Chopped or terminated" , "Cancelled or dismissed suddenly" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">terminated</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that terminated can be written as ended)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ended that I've seen before include "Acclaim" , "Done" , "Brought to a finish" , "Broke off; finished" , "Concluded" .)