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Skin is slashed first (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cutis

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

'is slashed first' is the wordplay.
'slashed' becomes 'cut' ('cut' can be a synonym of 'slashed').
'first' says to put letters next to each other.
'is' after 'cut' is 'CUTIS'.

(Other definitions for cutis that I've seen before include "Technical name for skin" , "Surface area" , "a bit skinny" , "Skin, dermis" , "skin, technically" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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