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Wipe out Times Square in the end (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

erase

'wipe out' is the definition.
(I know that wipe out can be written as erase)

'times square in the end' is the wordplay.
'times' becomes 'eras' (era is a kind of time).
'in the end' indicates one should take the final letters.
The last letter of 'square' is 'e'.
'eras'+'e'='ERASE'

(Other definitions for erase that I've seen before include "Blot out" , "Rub out, cancel" , "Rub out, expunge" , "Do away with" , "Clear" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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