Crossword Genius

Remove permit in river (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

delete

'remove' is the definition.
(deleting is a kind of removing)

'permit in river' is the wordplay.
'permit' becomes 'let' ('let' can be a synonym of 'permit').
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'river' becomes 'dee' (River Dee).
'let' put into 'dee' is 'DELETE'.

(Other definitions for delete that I've seen before include "Key" , "Expunge, erase" , "Blot out or erase" , "Strike out (text)" , "Obliterate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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