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Removes, as an apple peel (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pares

(Other definitions for pares that I've seen before include "Sharpens like pencil" , "Trims by cutting as with pencil" , "Sharpens in spare way" , "Shaves pencil to sharpen" , "Trims by cutting away" .)

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