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What's turned out to be a cut of a scythe (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

swath

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'be a cut of a scythe' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'what's turned out' is the wordplay.
'turned out' is an anagram indicator.
'whats' anagrammed gives 'SWATH'.

'to' is the link.

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(Another definition for swath that I've seen is " cut in field".)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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