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'Red Sea' erroneously deleted (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

erased

'deleted' is the definition.
('erase' can be a synonym of 'delete')

'red sea erroneously' is the wordplay.
'erroneously' indicates anagramming the letters.
'red'+'sea'='redsea'
'redsea' anagrammed gives 'ERASED'.

(Other definitions for erased that I've seen before include "destroyed the lot" , "Rubbed out, deleted" , "Obliterated" , "'Wiped out, deleted (6)'" , "deleted material" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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