Trims (5)
I believe the answer is:
pares
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">trims</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('pare' can be a synonym of 'trim')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for pares that I've seen before include "Trims, say a pencil" , "Trims by cutting as with pencil" , "Sharpens like pencil" , "Trims by cutting away" , "Sharpens in spare way" .)