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Cut theatre for men only (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stag

'men only' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'cut theatre' is the wordplay.
'cut' means to remove the last letter.
'theatre' becomes 'stage' (stage is a kind of theatre).
'stage' with its last letter taken off is 'STAG'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for stag that I've seen before include "Stockmarket operator gambling on a quick profit" , "Stock Exchange speculator standing" , "speculator wanting quick profit" , "Stock market speculator" , "Men-only" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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