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"delete" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often remove (6 letters).
Definitions
Remove text, data, or something no longer wanted.
Word origin
From the verb delete.
Used in a sentence
“Also I got deleted by a rogue and druid who were both invisible and just popped up and cleaned me.”
“"Go find this guy, Alex," Conch had said. "And delete him."”
“"[…]The less we discover about him, the more we are convinced he needs to be deleted..." […] "Yes. In other words I kill a terrorist, right?"”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Erase text”6 letters
02“Remove”6 letters
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