Deleting (7)
I believe the answer is:
erasing
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">deleting</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('erase' can be a synonym of 'delete')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for erasing that I've seen before include "Getting rid of" , "Rubbing out" , "obliterating memory" , "Removing" .)