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Severely cut? (5)

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sever

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'cut?' is the definition.
(severing is a kind of cutting)

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(Other definitions for sever that I've seen before include "Divide by cutting" , "Cut off suddenly" , "Cut from a whole" , "Detach" , "Divide, cut" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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