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Trims back (5)

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I believe the answer is:

pares

'trims back' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for pares that I've seen before include "Trims, say a pencil" , "Sharpens like pencil" , "Trims by cutting away" , "Shaves pencil to sharpen" , "Sharpens in spare way" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.
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