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Remove quietly from drain (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

delete

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

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(Other definitions for delete that I've seen before include "'Cancel, cut (6)'" , "Rub out, expunge" , "Erase or destroy" , "Take out" , "Wipe out" .)

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