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Seared badly and removed (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

erased

'removed' is the definition.
(to erase is to remove or delete)

'seared badly' is the wordplay.
'badly' indicates anagramming the letters (letters in the wrong order).
'seared' is an anagram of 'ERASED'.

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for erased that I've seen before include "Removed by rubbing" , "Rubbed out, expunged" , "Rubbed out, deleted" , "Removed completely" , "deleted material" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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