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Cut tangles with hoe you got me (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

touche

'you got me' is the definition.
('touche' is said to acknowledge a fair point)

'cut tangles with hoe' is the wordplay.
'tangles with' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'tangled' mean this).
'cut' mixed up with 'hoe' gives 'TOUCHE'.

(Other definitions for touche that I've seen before include "Acknowledgment of hit by fencer" , "Acknowledgement of fencing hit or valid criticism" , "Fencing call" , "You got me" , "Fencing cry" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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