Key used to cancel an operation Crossword Clue

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Key used to cancel an operation Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

OPERATION (noun)
1. activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
2. a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
CANCEL (verb)
1. declare null and void; make ineffective
2. make up for
CANCEL (noun)
1. a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

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