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Dull reporter saying something cutting? (4-3)

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hack-saw

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'something cutting?' is the definition.
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'dull reporter saying' is the wordplay.
'dull reporter' becomes 'hack' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'saying' becomes 'saw' (saw is a kind of saying).
'hack'+'saw'='HACK-SAW'

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