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Cut off whip-handle (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

crop

This clue is a triple definition!

'cut off' is the first definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'whip' is the second definition.
(crop can mean a whip)

'handle' is the third definition.
(I know that crop is a type of handle)

(Other definitions for crop that I've seen before include "Expanded part of bird's throat" , "Produce - short hairstyle" , "Reduce" , "supply" , "The handle of a whip, or part of bird's neck" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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