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"shears" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often clippers (8 letters).
Definitions
Large scissors or strong cutting tools.
Used in a sentence
“Near-synonym: scissors”
“Cut with a shears using long, even strokes.”
“the shears of a lathe or planer”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Hedge cutters”6 letters
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