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Times English is clear (5)

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I believe the answer is:

erase

'is clear' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'times english' is the wordplay.
'times' becomes 'eras' (era is a kind of time).
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'eras'+'e'='ERASE'

(Other definitions for erase that I've seen before include "Scratch" , "Put out of mind" , "Eliminate" , "Efface" , "Clear" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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