How do I solve 18 across in Times Cryptic 29569?

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18 across reads "Stop way of making subtitle subtle?" (3,2,3 letters); the answer is CUT IT OUT. It's a double-definition clue: two separate definitions of the same word sit side by side. No wordplay split and no indicators — both halves of the clue define the answer. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

Stop way of making subtitle subtle? (3,2,3)

18A — Stop way of making subtitle subtle? (3,2,3) — CUT IT OUT