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See double parking? Edward's cut off (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lopped

'cut off' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'see double parking? edward's' is the wordplay.
'see' becomes 'lo' ('lo' is an archaic exclamation meaning 'look!').
'double' shows that letters should be duplicated.
'parking?' becomes 'p' (abbreviation on road signs).
'edward' becomes 'Ed' (short for Edward).
'p' doubled is 'pp'.
'lo'+'pp'+'ed'='LOPPED'

(Other definitions for lopped that I've seen before include "Pruned, cut top off" , "Cut off (a branch)" , "Cut away or trimmed branches or twigs" , "Cut or chopped away" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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