Cryptic crossword clue
Acid in section of railway 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CUTTING

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What does CUTTING mean?

1. (heading) To incise, to cut into the surface of something.
2. To admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting instrument.
3. (heading, social) To separate, remove, reject or reduce.
4. (audio, usually as imperative) To cease recording activities.
5. To make an abrupt transition from one scene or image to another.
6. To edit a film by selecting takes from original footage.
7. To remove and place in memory for later use.
8. To enter a queue in the wrong place.
9. To intersect or cross in such a way as to divide in half or nearly so.
10. To make the ball spin sideways by running one's fingers down the side of the ball while bowling it.
11. To deflect (a bowled ball) to the off, with a chopping movement of the bat.
12. To change direction suddenly.
13. To divide a pack of playing cards into two.
14. To write.
15. To dilute or adulterate something, especially a recreational drug.
16. To exhibit (a quality).
17. To stop or disengage.
18. To drive (a ball) to one side, as by (in billiards or croquet) hitting it fine with another ball, or (in tennis) striking it with the racket inclined.
19. To lose body mass after bulking, aiming to keep the additional muscle but lose the fat.
20. To perform (a dancing movement etc.).

1. The action of the verb to cut.
2. A section removed from a larger whole.
3. An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.
4. An open passage at a level lower than the surrounding terrain, dug for a canal, railway, or road to go through.
5. (sound engineering) The editing of film or other recordings.
6. The process of bringing metals to a desired shape by chipping away the unwanted material.
7. The act of cutting one's own skin as a symptom of a mental disorder; self-harm.

1. That is used for cutting.
2. Piercing, sharp.
3. Of criticism, remarks, etc.: (potentially) hurtful.
4. Of a beverage: half-sized.

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