The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word INCISE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result INCISE
- Sculpture is visible in trendy church
- Cut in old-fashioned allowance reported
- Cut affecting dimensions, so to speak
- Zinc is, effectively, partially cut into
- Hip proportions said to be cut
- Hip measurement reportedly cut
- Cut niceties in exchange putting off unworldly figure
- Cut defective menisci to eliminate source of misery
- Carve lodge dimensions for audit
- Cut in magnitude, reportedly?
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The straight part
We know that "cut" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case cut = incise.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 INCISE mean?
INCISE verb- To cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to engrave.