Cut slice wrongly, revealing dead skin (8)

I believe the answer is:

cuticles

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'skin' is the definition.
(I know this)

'cut slice wrongly' is the wordplay.
'wrongly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'slice' is an anagram of 'icles'.
'cut'+'icles'='CUTICLES'

'revealing dead' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for cuticles that I've seen before include "Hardened skin growths at base of fingernails" , "Pieces of dead skin" , "Dead skin on fingernails" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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