Cut in crime affecting a PC (4)

I believe the answer is:

hack

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'cut' is the definition.
(I know that cut can be written as hack)

I don't understand the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for hack that I've seen before include "try to access unauthorised data" , "Cut roughly; journalist" , "Cut roughly; old horse" , "persistent cough" , "Put up with" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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