Scrub or cancel (5)
I believe the answer is:
abort
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">scrub</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">cancel</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for abort that I've seen before include "Pull the plug on" , "Miscarry" , "End prematurely" , "Terminate prematurely" , "[FINISH] prematurely" .)