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"... cut __": end of a carpentry maxim (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

once

(Other definitions for once that I've seen before include "in bygone era" , "Formerly; as soon as" , "Some time back" , "At a previous time" , "yesterday" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.
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