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Time takes away small cut (6,5)

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I believe the answer is:

minute steak

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'small cut' is the definition.
'minute steak' can be an answer for 'cut' (minute steak is a kind of cut). I am not certain of the 'small' bit.

'time takes away' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 'minute' (sixty seconds).
'away' indicates anagramming the letters (letters move away from their original places).
'takes' is an anagram of 'steak'.
'minute'+'steak'='MINUTE STEAK'

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(Other definitions for minute steak that I've seen before include "Meat dish" , "fast food?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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