Hell’s let loose — cutting order to liquidate stock (4,5)
I believe the answer is:
sell short
'liquidate stock' is the definition.
'sell short' can be an answer for 'liquidate' (thesaurus). I'm not sure about the 'stock' bit.
'hell's let loose cutting order' is the wordplay.
'let loose' indicates anagramming the letters.
'cutting' indicates putting letters inside (some letters cut their way into a word).
'order' becomes 'sort' (I've seen this before).
'hells' is an anagram of 'ellsh'.
'ellsh' placed inside 'sort' is 'SELL SHORT'.
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sell short that I've seen before include "Make light of" , "what bears do" , "Underestimate the value or worth of, dispose of for too little" , "Undervalue (someone)" , "Disparage, belittle" .)