Possible Clues:

• Main route reportedly eroded, cut off
• Lop
• Shorten by cutting
• Sounds as if the elephant had it, cut it off and ate it (8)
• Reduce high rent with a cut
• Firm accepting can't possibly be cut short
• Can't put in order - right about that cut
• Shorten by cutting off the top
• Cut short Lawrence over length of play by Tom
• Dock