Crossword Genius

Cut (3)

Ross

'cut' is the definition.
(hew can mean to chop or cut)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for hew that I've seen before include "Chop; sounds like colour" , "Carve out of wood or stone" , "Cut with blows" , "Shape wood, as with an axe" , "'Cut, fell or shape (3)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, the Newsday, the King Feature Syndicate, the Evening Standard, The Independent, The Mirror, The Telegraph, The Guardian and the Penny Press.
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