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Cut (4)

Ross

'cut' is the definition.
(hack can mean to cut or chop)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for hack that I've seen before include "Tired old horse" , "Journalistic drudge (for the chop?)" , "persistent cough" , "Ride" , "Kick on the shins" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, the King Feature Syndicate, The Mirror, The Star Tribune, the Penny Press, the Evening Standard, The Irish Independent and the LA Times.
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