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A seer in a flurry to get off the mark (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

erase

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'mark' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to change as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'a seer in a flurry to get off' is the wordplay.
'a seer' anagrams to 'ERASE'.
But, I'm not sure how this is indicated.

'the' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for erase that I've seen before include "Blank out" , "Scratch" , "Remove permanently" , "Rub out, cancel" , "Remove from memory" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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