| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Hacking (off) | Premier Sunday | 20 Jul 2025 |
| Severing (branches, eg) | The Times Concise | 31 May 2025 |
| Removing (branches) from a tree (7) | ||
| Cropping, pruning | Irish Times Simplex | 15 Mar 2021 |
| ___ off (pruning) | USA Today | 09 Oct 2020 |
| Cutting off | ||
| Drooping |