Destroy as documents (5)
I believe the answer is:
shred
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">destroy as documents</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for shred that I've seen before include "Cut up; a small amount" , "Small, thin scrap" , "Snippet" , "Cut into small pieces" , "Bit of rag" .)