Cuts (5)
I believe the answer is:
chops
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">cuts</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(chopping is a kind of cutting)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for chops that I've seen before include "trap" , "Cuts of meat including part of a rib" , "Cuts; slices of meat" , "Axes" , "Hacks" .)