Crossword Genius

To approve what’s removed (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

took

'removed' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'to approve' is the wordplay.
'approve' becomes 'ok' (synonyms).
'to'+'ok'='TOOK'

'what's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for took that I've seen before include "Captured" , "Small stem of flowers" , "Gained; stole; made (notes)" , "shot" , "removed from chessboard" .)

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