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Reveal cut in exposed rock (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

outcrop

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

'reveal cut' is the wordplay.
'reveal' becomes 'out' (outing is a kind of revealing).
'cut' becomes 'crop' (cropping is a kind of cutting**).
'out'+'crop'='OUTCROP'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for outcrop that I've seen before include "Visible rock formation" , "Rocky feature" , "Surface eruption of rock" , "Protruding or projecting rock" , "Cop tour around projecting layer of rock" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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