Rule reviewed cuts to socks (7)

I believe the answer is:

wallops

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

'rule reviewed cuts' is the wordplay.
'rule' becomes 'law' (law is a kind of rule).
'reviewed' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'cuts' becomes 'lops' (lopping is a kind of cutting).
'law' in reverse letter order is 'wal'.
'wal'+'lops'='WALLOPS'

'to' is the link.

(Another definition for wallops that I've seen is " socks".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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