Zero out, as a hard drive (5)

I believe the answer is:

erase

(Other definitions for erase that I've seen before include "Scratch" , "Remove all traces of" , "Remove recorded material" , "Kill" , "Destroy recording on audio or video tape" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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