The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word HATCHET
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More clues leading to the result HATCHET
- Means to cut film after opening
- Devise case for efficient New World weapon
- Lid on trunk initially stuck out — cutter supplied
- No peace till one’s buried
- The object of a postwar internment
- Devise alien axe
- Axe plot with Ethiopian leaders
- Dislike carrying companion to last seat in chopper
- They are buried in peace
- Axe Argentine guerrilla over time lying under sombrero maybe
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The straight part
We know that "axe" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case axe = hatchet.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.
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What does HATCHET mean?
HATCHET noun- A small light axe with a short handle; a tomahawk.
- To cut with a hatchet.