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">(paring is a kind of cutting)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for pare that I've seen before include "Decrease gradually" , "Shave, say, pencil" , "Shave or peel" , "Trim off in layers" , "Trim by cutting" .)

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