He cuts inside the fold (7)
I believe the answer is:
shearer
'the fold' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'he cuts' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'he' could be 'shea' and 'shea' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'inside' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for shearer that I've seen before include "one who removes coat" , "Dancer" , "Man clipping sheep" , "He cuts the fleece from sheep" , "One that's fleeced" .)