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Cut callously (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

axe

(Other definitions for axe that I've seen before include "Make redundant" , "Means of cutting" , "Abandon project with chopping tool" , "Abandon project or cut back on resources" , "Cutter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.
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