Cryptic crossword clue
Cuts neckbones 4

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word AXES

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The straight part

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

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What does AXES mean?

1. A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it.
2. An ancient weapon consisting of a head that has one or two blades and a long handle.
3. A dismissal or rejection.
4. A gigging musician's particular instrument, especially a guitar in rock music or a saxophone in jazz.
5. A position, interest, or reason in buying and selling stock, often with ulterior motives.

1. The axle of a wheel.

1. To request (information, or an answer to a question).
2. To put forward (a question) to be answered.
3. To interrogate or enquire of (a person).
4. To request or petition; usually with for.
5. To request permission to do something.
6. To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity.
7. To invite.
8. To publish in church for marriage; said of both the banns and the persons.
9. To take (a person's situation) as an example.

1. To fell or chop with an axe.
2. To lay off, terminate or drastically reduce, especially in a rough or ruthless manner; to cancel.

1. To furnish with an axle.

1. An imaginary line around which an object spins (an axis of rotation) or is symmetrically arranged (an axis of symmetry).
2. A fixed one-dimensional figure, such as a line or arc, with an origin and orientation and such that its points are in one-to-one correspondence with a set of numbers; an axis forms part of the basis of a space or is used to position and locate data in a graph (a coordinate axis)
3. The second cervical vertebra of the spine
4. A form of classification and descriptions of mental disorders or disabilities used in manuals such as the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)
5. The main stem or central part about which organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged

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