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A wound produced by a point that's sharp (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

acute

'sharp' is the definition.
('acute' can be a synonym of 'sharp')

'a wound produced by a point' is the wordplay.
'a wound' becomes 'cut' (cut is a kind of wound**).
'produced by' says to put letters next to each other.
'point' becomes 'e' (E is an example).
'cut' put after 'a' is 'acut'.
'acut'+'e'='ACUTE'

'that's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for acute that I've seen before include "Sharp or crucial" , "Shrewd; serious" , "Sharp; severe" , "Sharp like angle" , "Severe; French accent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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