Cut short drum'n'bass in club (4)

I believe the answer is:

drub

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'cut' is the definition.
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'short drum'n'bass in club' is the wordplay.
'short' suggests taking the first letters.
'in club' becomes 'rub' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
The initial letter of 'drumnbass' is 'd'.
'd'+'rub'='DRUB'

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(Other definitions for drub that I've seen before include "Wipe floor with" , "Beat hollow" , "Whitewash" , "Beat thoroughly" , "Beat conclusively in a competition or fight" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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