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"subtract" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often deduct (6 letters).
Definitions
To take one amount away from another.
Word origin
Borrowed from Latin subtractus, perfect passive participle of subtrahō (“to draw from beneath; withdraw, remove”); from sub (“under”) + trahō (“to draw, pull, drag”).
Used in a sentence
“If you subtract the $100 for gas from the total cost, it was a fairly inexpensive trip.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Take away”8 letters
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