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Delete Times puzzle at the end (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

erase

'delete' is the definition.
(erasing is a kind of deleting)

'times puzzle at the end' is the wordplay.
'times' becomes 'eras' (era is a kind of time).
'at the end' indicates one should take the final letters.
The final letter of 'puzzle' is 'e'.
'eras'+'e'='ERASE'

(Other definitions for erase that I've seen before include "Scratch" , "Remove recorded material" , "To remove all trace" , "Destroy recording on audio or video tape" , "Rub out, expunge" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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