Off the meat of the bat? (3)

I believe the answer is:

cut

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'the bat?' is the definition.
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I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for cut that I've seen before include "Slash" , "Sever - hurt - snub" , "what hackers do" , "Gash" , "Percentage" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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