Sterilised wound looking neat (5-3)

I believe the answer is:

clean-cut

'looking neat' is the definition.

'sterilised wound' is the wordplay.
'sterilised' becomes 'clean'.
'wound' becomes 'cut' (cut is a kind of wound).
'clean'+'cut'='CLEAN-CUT'

(Other definitions for clean-cut that I've seen before include "Handsome, with features sharply outlined" , "With a neat, respectable appearance" , "Appearing neat and respectable (of a man)" , "Well groomed" , "Tidy and respectable" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Times.

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