12 across
Focus
for
rescuing
sheep
in
distress
(3,2)
Focus for rescuing sheep in distress (3,2)
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The definition is at the end of the clue.
How the clue works
The answer is a charade with the definition being distress, since to be cut up is to be distressed. The CU comes from the focus, or centre, of 'rescuing', and TUP is a word for a male sheep, giving CU-TUP which splits as CUT UP.