*It can remove a period (6)

I believe the answer is:

eraser

(Other definitions for eraser that I've seen before include "Item used for rubbing out" , "One removes writing" , "A schoolboy's rubber" , "Rubbing-out device" , "destroyer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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