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Taken out from the Red Sea (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

erased

'taken out' is the definition.
(erasing is a kind of taking out)

'from the red sea' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates an anagram (from the letters).
'red'+'sea'='redsea'
'redsea' with letters rearranged gives 'ERASED'.

(Other definitions for erased that I've seen before include "torn off" , "'Wiped out, deleted (6)'" , "Removed by rubbing" , "Red sea (anag)" , "removed recording" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Globe and Mail.
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