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Cancel Times? Anyone's conclusion! (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

erase

'cancel' is the definition.
(erasing is a kind of cancelling)

'times? anyone's conclusion' is the wordplay.
'times?' becomes 'eras' (era is a kind of time).
'conclusion' suggests the final letters.
The final letter of 'anyone' is 'e'.
'eras'+'e'='ERASE'

(Other definitions for erase that I've seen before include "Blank out" , "Blot out" , "Clear" , "Obliterate" , "Destroy recording on audio or video tape" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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