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Reporter's style cut (5)

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I believe the answer is:

mowed

'cut' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'reporter's style' is the wordplay.
'reporter's' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue (report can mean to speak something aloud).
'style' becomes 'mode' ('mode' can be a synonym of 'style').
'mode' sounds like 'MOWED'.

(Another definition for mowed that I've seen is " Cut the grass".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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