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Removed permit indeed (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deleted

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

'permit indeed' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'permit' could be 'let' (synonyms) and 'let' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'deed' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for deleted that I've seen before include "Erased" , "Removed" , "Effaced" , "Struck out" , "Expunged" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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