x, y and sometimes z

I believe the answer is:

axes

(Other definitions for axes that I've seen before include "Fires" , "Hatchets" , "Dispenses with" , "Edge tools with metal heads" , "X, Y scales on graph" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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