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Cut (5)

Ross

'cut' is the definition.
(shearing is a kind of cutting)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for shear that I've seen before include "Cut with clippers" , "strain" , "Fleece; cut" , "shave" , "Remove sheep's wool" .)

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