Hew (4)
I believe the answer is:
chop
'hew' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for chop that I've seen before include "Cut - a piece of meat" , "Cut by blow of axe" , "Thick slice of meat, often with rib" , "Cut of meat; hack" , "Use a cleaver" .)