Cryptic crossword clue
Cutting losses at last, prior to trial 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SHEARING

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The straight part

We know that "Cutting" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case cutting = shearing.

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What does SHEARING mean?

1. To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.
2. To remove the fleece from a sheep etc by clipping.
3. To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions.
4. To transform by displacing every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line.
5. To make a vertical cut in the coal.
6. To reap, as grain.
7. To deprive of property; to fleece.

1. The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.
2. The material cut off in this way.
3. Deformation by forces acting in opposite directions.
4. The act or operation of reaping.
5. The act or operation of dividing with shears.
6. The process of preparing shear steel; tilting.
7. The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal.

1. Tending to cut or tear.

1. A sheep that has been shorn for the first time
2. A sheepskin or lambskin that has gone through a limited shearing process so that the fibers are of uniform depth

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