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Remove DOM element

Removes an element from the DOM.

Use Node.parentNode to get the given element's parent node.
Use Node.removeChild() to remove the given element from its parent node.

const removeElement = el => el.parentNode.removeChild(el);

removeElement(document.querySelector('#my-element'));
// Removes #my-element from the DOM

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