Selective slaughter of animals (4)

I believe the answer is:

cull

(Other definitions for cull that I've seen before include "Pick; select worst (for killing)" , "Remove from herd" , "Sift" , "Reduce size of herd by killing superfluous members" , "Selectively slaughter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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