Somehow deserve to be cut off (7)
I believe the answer is:
severed
'be cut off' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'somehow deserve' is the wordplay.
'somehow' indicates an anagram.
'deserve' with letters rearranged gives 'SEVERED'.
'to' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for severed that I've seen before include "parted" , "Detached" , "Cut in two" , "Bisected" , "Split" .)