Short cut (3)
'short cut?' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for snip that I've seen before include "Cut - price bargain" , "bargain buy" , "Cut with scissors in small strokes" , "Cut - prune" , "Cut quickly with a scissors" .)
'short cut' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Short cut' mean 'bob' so perhaps 'cut' could also mean 'bob'; 'short' asks for an abbreviation)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for bob that I've seen before include "Pre-decimal coin" , "Short cut" , "Brief curtsy - hairstyle" , "Hairstyle cut shortly and evenly all round" , "Quick curtsy" .)