Cut to performance reversed (5)
I believe the answer is:
gigot
'cut' is the definition.
(gigot is a type of cut of meat)
'to performance reversed' is the wordplay.
'performance' becomes 'gig' (I've seen this before).
'reversed' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'to'+'gig'='togig'
'togig' backwards is 'GIGOT'.
(Other definitions for gigot that I've seen before include "A bit of mutton" , "Perceive by touch" , "Mutton or lamb leg" , "joint of meat" .)