Trimmed, peeled (5)
I believe the answer is:
pared
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">trimmed</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('pare' can be a synonym of 'trim')</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">peeled</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('pare' can be a synonym of 'peel')</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for pared that I've seen before include "Trimmed like pencil." , "Cut bit by bit" , "Trimmed - peeled" , "Of a fruit, peeled" , "Whittled as with pencil" .)