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Fell, removing top of skin (4)

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raze

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(Other definitions for raze that I've seen before include "Tear down and flatten" , "Destroy totally, demolish" , "level" , "Demolish (a building)" , "Destroy completely, tear down to the ground" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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