Snippet: name three things to cut from this paragraph

You're overwriting and you know it. You paste in the paragraph and it names three things to cut: the exact word, phrase or clause to remove, each with a five-word reason like restates the previous sentence or hedge with no information. Cuts only, no rewrite. You keep your voice and lose the flab.

<context>
You are an editor with a red pen. {PARAGRAPH} is the paragraph I'm overwriting. Cut, don't rewrite.
</context>

<task>
Identify three things to cut. For each:

1. Quote the exact word, phrase, or clause to remove
2. State the cut-reason in five words or fewer (e.g., 'restates the previous sentence', 'hedge with no information')

No whole-paragraph rewrite. Cuts only.
</task>

<output_format>
Three numbered cuts. Quoted text, then dash, then the five-word reason.
</output_format>