Stub (5)
I believe the answer is:
stump
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">stub</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for stump that I've seen before include "supporter of bail" , "A single wicket" , "Cricket post" , "What's left after cutting" , "an axeman would leave behind" .)