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With two blades, makes incisions, extracting middle piece and regularly rinses innards (8)

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scissors

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'rinses innards' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with contact as well as being verbs in their -s form.
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(Other definitions for scissors that I've seen before include "Tool with two crossed blades" , "Small shears" , "Cutting tool" , "Double-edged implement" , "Cutting device with two long blades" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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