Ship, a cutter? (7)
I believe the answer is:
clipper
I believe this is a double definition.
'ship' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)
'a cutter?' is the second definition.
(clipper is a kind of cutter)
(Other definitions for clipper that I've seen before include "Hairdresser" , "Ticket inspector" , "used to dock" , "that has slight collision with another?" , "Fast commercial sailing ship" .)