Trim by cutting (4)
I believe the answer is:
pare
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">trim by cutting</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for pare that I've seen before include "Trim off in layers" , "Strip the skin from" , "Shave, say, pencil" , "Cut down gradually" , "Whittle" .)