Cryptic crossword clue
Cutting tool used to be returned 3

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word SAW

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The straight part

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

The cryptic/wordplay part

In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.

What does SAW mean?

1. A tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal
2. A musical saw.
3. A sawtooth wave.

1. To cut (something) with a saw.
2. To make a motion back and forth similar to cutting something with a saw.
3. To be cut with a saw.
4. To form or produce (something) by cutting with a saw.

1. Something spoken; speech, discourse.
2. A saying or proverb.
3. Opinion, idea, belief.
4. Proposal, suggestion; possibility.
5. Dictate; command; decree.

1. What's up (either as a greeting or actual question).

1. (stative) To perceive or detect with the eyes, or as if by sight.
2. To form a mental picture of.
3. (social) To meet, to visit.
4. To be the setting or time of.
5. (by extension) To ensure that something happens, especially while witnessing it.
6. To wait upon; attend, escort.
7. To respond to another player's bet with a bet of equal value.
8. To determine by trial or experiment; to find out (if or whether).
9. (used in the imperative) To reference or to study for further details.
10. To examine something closely, or to utilize something, often as a temporary alternative.
11. To include as one of something's experiences.

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