Cuts or chops (4)
I believe the answer is:
hews
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">cuts</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">chops</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for hews that I've seen before include "Cuts or shapes with an axe" , "Fells" , "Chops as with axe" , "Old-style appearances" .)