Word from Latin for "lead down" (6)

I believe the answer is:

deduct

(Other definitions for deduct that I've seen before include "Remove" , "Subtract, take away" , "Knock off" , "Withhold" , "Make a subtraction" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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