Man cutting, trimming different trees (4)
I believe the answer is:
elms
'different trees' is the definition.
'elms' can be an answer for 'trees' (I've seen this in another clue). I'm unsure of the 'different' bit.
'man cutting trimming' is the wordplay.
'man' becomes 'ed' (short for Edward).
'cutting' means to remove the last letter.
'trimming' becomes 'lms' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'ed' with its last letter removed is 'e'.
'e'+'lms'='ELMS'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for elms that I've seen before include "Trees sound like Cockney steering devices" , "Mel's strange trees" , "rugged feature of country churchyard" , "Deciduous trees with rough serrated leaves" , "may have many leaves" .)