Crossword Genius

Cut (5)

Ross

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">cut</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(to sever is to cut or split)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for sever that I've seen before include "split" , "Cut off, separate" , "Detach" , "Divorce" , "Divide by cutting" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press, the Evening Standard, the LA Times, The Star Tribune, The Sunday Times, The Times, The Telegraph, The Irish Independent, The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.
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