Does it stick to everything it cuts? (7)
I believe the answer is:
cleaver
'does it stick to everything it cuts?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'stick to everything it cuts?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'stick' could be 'cleave' (cleave can mean to stick to something) and 'cleave' is present in the answer.
A single letter 'r' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cleaver that I've seen before include "(Meat) chopper" , "A butcher's chopping tool" , "Meat axe" , "dangerous object?" , "Butcher's chopper" .)