Crossword Genius

Cut (4)

Ross

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">cut</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(hack can mean to cut or chop)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for hack that I've seen before include "Tired old horse" , "Journalistic drudge (for the chop?)" , "persistent cough" , "Ride" , "Kick on the shins" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, the Evening Standard, the LA Times, The Irish Independent, the Penny Press, The Star Tribune, The Mirror, the King Feature Syndicate and The Wall Street Journal.
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