Cryptic crossword clue
   Provide a piece cut from irregular material 3

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

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The straight part
We know that "Provide a piece" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case provide a piece = arm.
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What does ARM mean?

ARM noun
  1. The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.
  2. The extended portion of the upper limb, from the shoulder to the elbow.
  3. A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.
  4. A long, narrow, more or less rigid part of an object extending from the main part or centre of the object, such as the arm of an armchair, a crane, a pair of spectacles or a pair of compasses.
  5. A bay or inlet off a main body of water.
  6. A branch of an organization.
  7. Power; might; strength; support.
  8. A pitcher
  9. One of the two parts of a chromosome.
  10. A group of patients in a medical trial.
ARM verb
  1. To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.
ARM adjective
  1. Poor; lacking in riches or wealth.
  2. To be pitied; pitiful; wretched.
ARM noun
  1. (usually used in the plural) A weapon.
  2. (in the plural) Heraldic bearings or insignia.
  3. (in the plural) War; hostilities; deeds or exploits of war.
ARM verb
  1. To supply with armour or (later especially) weapons.
  2. To prepare a tool or a weapon for action; to activate.
  3. To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency.
  4. To furnish with means of defence; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.
  5. To take up weapons; to arm oneself.
  6. To fit (a magnet) with an armature.

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