Filed from 8 published puzzles

ARUG

Set to 3 different clues across 8 published puzzles, most often “Cut ___” — The New York Times, Friday, 17 November 2006.

4 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

Cut ___5 times
The New York Times — Friday, 17 November 2006
Cut ___ (dance)2 times
The New York Times — Monday, 8 January 2007
".... as a bug in _____"once
The New York Times — Tuesday, 5 July 1994

Other answers to these clues

ABRIDGE7 letters
AXE3 letters
AXED4 letters
DECREASE8 letters
DELE4 letters
DELETE6 letters
ETCH4 letters
FELLED6 letters
GASH4 letters
GASHED6 letters
HEW3 letters
HEWED5 letters