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Trees beginning to be cut (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

firs

'trees' is the definition.
(fir is a kind of tree)

'beginning to be cut' is the wordplay.
'beginning' becomes 'first' (synonyms).
'to be cut' means to remove the last letter.
'first' with its last letter removed is 'FIRS'.

(Other definitions for firs that I've seen before include "Trees" , "Evergreens" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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