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Cut one line (or more than one) (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

several

'more than one' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'cut one line' is the wordplay.
'cut' becomes 'sever' (severing is a kind of cutting**).
'one' becomes 'a'.
'line' becomes 'l'.
'sever'+'a'+'l'='SEVERAL'

'or' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for several that I've seen before include "quite a lot" , "More than one or two" , "A good few" , "Some participants" , "Divers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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