Answer: cutting

AnswerCrossword Clue
CUTTINGEditor's job, often
cuttingAn open passage excavated through higher ground for a railroad, road, or canal
cuttingA clipping from a newspaper or periodical
cuttingThe action of someone or something that cuts
cuttingA piece cut from a plant for propagation
cuttinga section cut from a plant
cuttingA piece cut off from something, esp. what remains when something is being trimmed or prepared