Taking off the record will upset a singer (7)
I believe the answer is:
erasing
'taking off the record' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'upset a singer' is the wordplay.
'upset' indicates an anagram.
'a'+'singer'='asinger'
'asinger' with letters rearranged gives 'ERASING'.
'will' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for erasing that I've seen before include "obliterating memory" , "Removing" , "Getting rid of" , "Rubbing out" .)