Axed (9)
(Other definitions for abolished that I've seen before include "Done away with" , "Got rid of" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">axed</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for hewn that I've seen before include "Cut - carved - chopped" , "Chopped roughly" , "Cut with an axe or chisel" , "(Of wood) cut, chopped" , "Shaped as with an axe" .)