Was up north getting cut (4)
I believe the answer is:
sawn
'cut' is the definition.
(cut with a saw)
'was up north getting' is the wordplay.
'up' is an anagram indicator (letters get chucked up).
'north' becomes 'n' (abbreviation).
'getting' says to put letters next to each other.
'was' with letters rearranged gives 'saw'.
'saw'+'n'='SAWN'
(Other definitions for sawn that I've seen before include "Severed" , "went up and down?" , "(Of wood) cut" , "timber must be" , "Cut with serrated blade" .)