Cuts in two (7)
I believe the answer is:
bisects
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">cuts in two</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('bisect' can be a synonym of 'cut in two')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for bisects that I've seen before include "Cuts in half" , "Cuts in two" , "Divides into two parts" , "Divides in equal halves" .)