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Cut up model to get up at court (7)

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I believe the answer is:

trisect

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'cut up' is the definition.
'trisect' can be an answer for 'cut' (trisecting is a kind of cutting). I am not certain of the 'up' bit.

'model to get up at court' is the wordplay.
'model' becomes 't' (Ford Model T car).
'to get up' becomes 'rise' ('rise' can be a synonym of 'get up').
'at' says to put letters next to each other.
'court' becomes 'ct' (abbreviation used in road names).
't'+'rise'+'ct'='TRISECT'

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(Other definitions for trisect that I've seen before include "breakaway group after sound test" , "Divide into three equal parts" , "Cut into three pieces" , "Cut into three parts" , "cut into thirds" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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