Delete Times article, ultimately (5)
I believe the answer is:
erase
'delete' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'times article ultimately' is the wordplay.
'times' becomes 'eras' (an era is a time or period).
'ultimately' suggests the final letters.
The last letter of 'article' is 'e'.
'eras'+'e'='ERASE'
(Other definitions for erase that I've seen before include "Clear" , "Do away with" , "Remove all traces of" , "Eradicate" , "Blot out" .)