Male animal with leg cut (4)
I believe the answer is:
stag
'male animal' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'leg cut' is the wordplay.
'leg' becomes 'stage' ('stage' can be a synonym of 'leg').
'cut' means to remove the last letter.
'stage' with its last letter taken off is 'STAG'.
'with' is the link.
(Other definitions for stag that I've seen before include "Male deer; speculator" , "party given by Uncle Sam" , "Hunted animal" , "This party is for men only" , "No women allowed" .)