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Remove a seer forcibly (5)

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I believe the answer is:

erase

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'remove a seer forcibly' is the definition.
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'remove a seer' is the wordplay.
'remove' is an anagram indicator (move the letters again).
'a'+'seer'='aseer'
'aseer' is an anagram of 'ERASE'.

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(Other definitions for erase that I've seen before include "Eliminate" , "Rub out, expunge" , "Blot out" , "Blank out" , "Delete" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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