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Sarcastic dig? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

cutting

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This clue might be a double definition.

'sarcastic' is the first definition.
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'dig?' is the second definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for cutting that I've seen before include "article removed from newspaper" , "something for propagation" , "Barbed" , "Channel" , "piece taken from newspaper" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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