Chop ___ (4)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">chop</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for hack that I've seen before include "Ride" , "Chop roughly - mediocre journalist" , "Chop; uninspired writer" , "Kick on the shins" , "Wildly kick; dull writer" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">chop</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in other clues)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for lop that I've seen before include "Chop (off)" , "Cut (e.g. branch off)" , "Cut off, tree branches say" , "Remove branches from a tree" , "Prune, cut the top off" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">chop</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(to hew is to chop or cut down)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for hew that I've seen before include "Shape wood, as with an axe" , "Chop or cut with axe" , "Cut with blows" , "Chop or hack at" , "'Cut, fell or shape (3)'" .)