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Writer's cut (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hack

This clue is a double definition.

'writer's' is the first definition.
(hack writer is a kind of writer)

'cut' is the second definition.
(hacking is a kind of cutting)

(Other definitions for hack that I've seen before include "Kick on the shins" , "Crude cutting" , "mediocre writer" , "Put up with" , "Tired old horse" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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