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Cut severely! (5)

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axed

(Other definitions for axed that I've seen before include "Abandoned, given the chop" , "Discontinued with hatchet?" , "removed" , "Made redundant" , "Abandoned project using chopper" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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