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Penetrating wound seen in A&E (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

acute

'penetrating' is the definition.
('acute' can be a synonym of 'penetrating')

'wound seen in ae' is the wordplay.
'wound' becomes 'cut' (cut is a kind of wound).
'seen in' is an insertion indicator.
'cut' going inside 'ae' is 'ACUTE'.

(Other definitions for acute that I've seen before include "Extremely sharp or intense" , "Shrewd; severe" , "far from chronic" , "Severe, penetrating" , "Grave" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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