Cutting tool husband used on border with more spruce (5,7)
I believe the answer is:
hedge trimmer
'cutting tool' is the definition.
'hedge trimmer' can be an answer for 'tool' (hedge trimmer is a kind of tool). I'm not sure about the 'cutting' bit.
'husband used on border with more spruce' is the wordplay.
'husband' becomes 'h' (abbreviation).
'used on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'border' becomes 'edge' (synonyms).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'more spruce' becomes 'trimmer' ('trim' can be a synonym of 'spruce').
'h'+'edge'+'trimmer'='HEDGE TRIMMER'
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