Chop (4)
'chop' is the definition.
(I know that chop can be written as hack)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for hack that I've seen before include "Ride" , "Chop roughly - mediocre journalist" , "Chop; uninspired writer" , "Kick on the shins" , "Wildly kick; dull writer" .)
'chop' is the definition.
(I've seen this in other clues)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for lop that I've seen before include "Chop (off)" , "Cut (e.g. branch off)" , "Cut off, tree branches say" , "Remove branches from a tree" , "Prune, cut the top off" .)
'chop' is the definition.
(to hew is to chop or cut down)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for hew that I've seen before include "Shape wood, as with an axe" , "Chop or cut with axe" , "Cut with blows" , "Chop or hack at" , "'Cut, fell or shape (3)'" .)