Delete movie clip instance at runtime

I am building a site that has an array containing multiple instances of a movie clip. I would like the user to be able to select any of those instances on the screen and delete them.

It seems like it should be fairly straightforward to enable the user to click on an instance, giving it focus, then click on a delete button to remove, but I have not been able to figure out how to do this for the life of me.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance,

Jim