Gash (3)
I believe the answer is:
cut
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">gash</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for cut that I've seen before include "drunk" , "Slash" , "Reduce; joint (of meat)" , "Excise" , "Wound" .)