Soft end of a pencil (6)

I believe the answer is:

eraser

(Other definitions for eraser that I've seen before include "One who removed" , "What a poor artist needs" , "A schoolboy's rubber" , "Required, should you make a mistake" , "Writing remover" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times and the Newsday.

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