The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word LOP
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The straight part
We know that "Cut" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case cut = lop.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does LOP mean?
LOP noun- That which is lopped from anything, such as branches from a tree.
- (usually with off) To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything, especially to prune a small limb off a shrub or tree, or sometimes to behead someone.
- To hang downward; to be pendent; to lean to one side.
- To allow to hang down.
- A flea.
- (usually offensive) A disabled person, a cripple.
- Any of several breeds of rabbits whose ears lie flat.