Cryptic crossword clue
Cuts disc, one released with nothing in it, shameful to begin with 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CHOPS

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The straight part

We know that "Cuts" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case cuts = chops.

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What does CHOPS mean?

1. A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.
2. A blow with an axe, cleaver, or similar utensil.
3. A blow delivered with the hand rigid and outstretched.
4. Ocean waves, generally caused by wind, distinguished from swell by being smaller and not lasting as long.
5. A hand where two or more players have an equal-valued hand, resulting in the chips being shared equally between them.
6. (with "the") Termination, especially from employment; the sack.
7. A woodchopping competition.
8. A crack or cleft; a chap.

1. To cut into pieces with short, vigorous cutting motions.
2. To sever with an axe or similar implement.
3. To give a downward cutting blow or movement, typically with the side of the hand.
4. To hit the ball downward so that it takes a high bounce.
5. To divide the pot (or tournament prize) between two or more players.
6. To make a quick, heavy stroke or a series of strokes, with or as with an ax.
7. To do something suddenly with an unexpected motion; to catch or attempt to seize.
8. To interrupt; with in or out.
9. (Perl) To remove the final character from (a text string).

1. A turn of fortune; change; a vicissitude.

1. To exchange, to barter; to swap.
2. To chap or crack.
3. To vary or shift suddenly.
4. To twist words.
5. To converse, discuss, or speak with another.

1. (chiefly in the plural) A jaw of an animal.
2. A movable jaw or cheek, as of a vice.
3. The land at each side of the mouth of a river, harbour, or channel.

1. An official stamp or seal, as in China and India.
2. A mark indicating nature, quality, or brand.
3. A license or passport that has been sealed.
4. A complete shipment.

1. An IRC channel operator.

1. Jaws, mouth.
2. One's skill at musical interpretation and delivery (originally of jazz); musical performance ability.
3. One's skill at any endeavor; ability, talent; competency.
4. The area where two tides meet and cause an irregular (choppy) sea.
5. A pattern that involves carrying the object with the hand over the next object before throwing it.

1. To talk, chat; also, to talk back, to be cheeky.

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