Related Clues:

• "Remove," in proofreading
• "Take this out," in editing
• Remove in editing
• Draw a cross over
• Editorial command
• Stet U-turn
• Drop, in editing
• Strike out, as copy
• Editor's ''Out''
• Marginal mark, sometimes
• Sign of elimination
• Editor's "cut it out"
• Editor's "scratch this"
• Proofreader's instruction that can be removed from 17-, 37- or 59-Across to reveal a real phrase
• Indicator that a sentence is too wordy, perhaps