# Easy newb question

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/easy-newb-question/56156
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [July 1, 2004, 2:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/easy-newb-question/56156 "2004-07-01T02:58:48Z")
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### Author: ![Moopers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b782af/32.png) [@Moopers](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Moopers)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2004, 2:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/easy-newb-question/56156/1 "2004-07-01T02:58:48Z")

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i’m just wondering, when you removeMovieClip(); , can you only remove duplicates? And if so, how would you go about removing the original?