Scrap divorcee joke, perhaps, after pushback? (7)
I believe the answer is:
expunge
'scrap' is the definition.
(to expunge is to erase or remove)
'divorcee joke perhaps after pushback?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'divorcee' could be 'ex' (an ex-spouse) and 'ex' is located in the answer.
'joke' could be 'pun' (pun is a type of joke) and 'pun' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ge' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for expunge that I've seen before include "Completely remove" , "Completely obliterate" , "Obliterate - erase" , "Remove (from records)" , "Wipe out" .)