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Measure and cut out a big piece (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cubit

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'measure' is the definition.
(cubit is a kind of measure)

'cut out a big piece' is the wordplay.
'out' means to remove the last letter.
'a big piece' becomes 'bit' (bit is a kind of piece. I am not sure about the 'big' bit.).
'cut' with its final letter removed is 'cu'.
'cu'+'bit'='CUBIT'

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for cubit that I've seen before include "Get the measure" , "Biblical length of approximately a forearm" , "Ancient unit of length based on the length of the forearm" , "two such might have been in the yard" , "Elbow-to-finger measure" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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