Prunes (4)
I believe the answer is:
lops
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">prunes</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('lop' can be a synonym of 'prune')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for lops that I've seen before include "Cuts off, say branches or twigs" , "Docks" , "Prunes" .)