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Nasty one is come to cut services (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

economise

'cut services' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'nasty one is come' is the wordplay.
'nasty' is an anagram indicator (a nasty or wrong spelling).
'one'+'is'+'come'='oneiscome'
'oneiscome' anagrammed gives 'ECONOMISE'.

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for economise that I've seen before include "Make savings" , "Keep down costs" , "Cut back on expenses, be thrifty" , "save?" , "cut costs" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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