One way to be cut (5)

I believe the answer is:

loose

(Other definitions for loose that I've seen before include "Relaxed; not tethered" , "Unattached" , "Not fixed; inexact" , "Unfettered" , "Not bound" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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