Subtracted (8)
I believe the answer is:
deducted
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">subtracted</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('deduct' can be a synonym of 'subtract')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for deducted that I've seen before include "Taken off (from sum)" , "Taken away (from)" , "Subtracted" .)