Terminated (4)
'terminated' is the definition.
(axing is a kind of terminating)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for axed that I've seen before include "Made redundant" , "Stopped" , "Felled" , "Chopped or terminated" , "Cancelled or dismissed suddenly" .)
'terminated' is the definition.
(I know that terminated can be written as ended)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for ended that I've seen before include "Acclaim" , "Done" , "Brought to a finish" , "Broke off; finished" , "Concluded" .)