Editor's "take it out" Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Editor's "take it out" . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DELE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DELE Editor's "take it out" (4)
90% ERASE Take out (5) The Washington Post Mini Jan 13, 2026
90% SEES Takes in ... or takes out (4) Universal Jan 3, 2026
90% DATE Take out (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 3, 2026
90% DELETE Take out (6) Wall Street Journal Dec 13, 2025
86% OMITS Takes out (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 15, 2025
86% PCT Agt.'s take (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 7, 2025
82% UNSHEATHE Take out in anger (9) Newsday Jan 17, 2026
82% RESIDENCE Sincere about taking retiring editor's place (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 9, 2026
82% BORROW Take out a loan (6) Newsday Dec 24, 2025
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In the world of editing, "take it out" is a common instruction given to remove a word or phrase. In crossword puzzles, the term for this action is "dele," which comes from the Latin word "deleatur" meaning "let it be deleted."