Wipe out periods of history? End of statue (5)
I believe the answer is:
erase
'wipe out' is the definition.
(I know that wipe out can be written as erase)
'periods of history? end of statue' is the wordplay.
'periods of history?' becomes 'eras' (I've seen this in another clue).
'end of' suggests the final letters.
The last letter of 'statue' is 'e'.
'eras'+'e'='ERASE'
(Other definitions for erase that I've seen before include "Eradicate" , "Kill" , "Scratch" , "Rub out, cancel" , "To remove all trace" .)