Economise (3,4)
There are a few possibilities for this:
cut back
'economise' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for scrimp that I've seen before include "make economies" , "Live meagrely" , "Subsist on a meagre allowance; be thrifty" , "Beer maker" , "Economise, be thrifty" .)
'economise' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for scrape that I've seen before include "Difficult predicament" , "Predicament - abrasion" , "Bark" , "Capers (anag.)" , "Rasp or abrade" .)
'economise' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Another definition for cut back that I've seen is " Economise".)