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Strip clubs airbrushed from record cover (9)

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I believe the answer is:

dismantle

'strip' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'clubs airbrushed from record cover' is the wordplay.
'clubs' becomes 'c' (abbreviation used in card games such as bridge).
'airbrushed from' is a deletion indicator (airbrush can mean to conceal or remove).
'record' becomes 'disc' (synonyms).
'cover' becomes 'mantle' (mantling is a kind of covering).
'disc' with 'c' removed is 'dis'.
'dis'+'mantle'='DISMANTLE'

(Other definitions for dismantle that I've seen before include "Strip down" , "Take to pieces" , "To demolish" , "strike" , "Pull to pieces" .)

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