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Removed deer as diseased (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

erased

'removed' is the definition.
(to erase is to remove or delete)

'deer as diseased' is the wordplay.
'diseased' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen this in other clues).
'deer'+'as'='deeras'
'deeras' is an anagram of 'ERASED'.

(Other definitions for erased that I've seen before include "Rubbed out, deleted" , "Rubbed out, expunged" , "Removed completely" , "Obliterated" , "removed recording" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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