Should Clear Cut Be Hyphenated?

Note that, in the previous sentence, I didn't write “clear-cut,” even though it's a compound adjective. ... Generally, compound adjectives are hyphenated only when they are placed before the noun being modified, as in “clear-cut confusion.” Of course, the rule isn't quite that simple; exceptions are bound to exist.

Is clear cutting one word?

verb (used with object), clear-cut, clear-cut·ting. to fell all the trees in (a section of forest) for harvesting.

Is it clearcut or clear cut?

Clearcutting, clearfelling or clearcut logging is a forestry/logging practice in which most or all trees in an area are uniformly cut down.