Scrubbing of Times inevitable (7)

I believe the answer is:

erasure

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'scrubbing' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'times inevitable' is the wordplay.
'times' becomes 'eras' (era is a kind of time).
'inevitable' becomes 'ure' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'eras'+'ure'='ERASURE'

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for erasure that I've seen before include "Censorship" , "Obliteration of data" , "Rubbing out - English synthpop duo" , "Wiping out - English pop duo" , "Effect of surface damage" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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