Index: funcs/func_cut.c
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--- funcs/func_cut.c	(revision 201569)
+++ funcs/func_cut.c	(working copy)
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
 				/* Get to start, if any */
 				if (num1 > 0) {
 					while (tmp2 != NULL && curfieldnum < num1) {
-						tmp2 = strchr(tmp2 + 1, ds[0]);
+						strsep(&tmp2, ds);
 						curfieldnum++;
 					}
 				}