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Incision a golfer may do well to make (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cut

I believe this is a double definition.

'incision' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)

'a golfer may do well to make' is the second definition.
(as in 'making the cut' in a golf tournament)

(Other definitions for cut that I've seen before include "Cross" , "Slash" , "Intersect; reduce" , "reduced" , "Incision; reduce" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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