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Don't leave much time to do the shredding? (3,2,4)

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I believe the answer is:

cut it fine

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'don't leave much time' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'do the shredding?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'do' could be 'ut' (synonyms) and 'ut' is found within the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for cut it fine that I've seen before include "Risk not leaving enough margin for error" , "Achieve something at the last possible moment" , "order to salami slicer?" , "Almost be too late" , "leave no room for error" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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