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Times editor removed (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

erased

'removed' is the definition.
(to erase is to remove or delete)

'times editor' is the wordplay.
'times' becomes 'eras' (era is a kind of time).
'editor' becomes 'ed'.
'eras'+'ed'='ERASED'

(Other definitions for erased that I've seen before include "torn off" , "deleted material" , "Red sea (anag)" , "Rubbed out, deleted" , "'Wiped out, deleted (6)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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