What does the cryptic crossword clue "A brother helped, we're told (scraped away!) (7)" mean?

The definition is "scraped away!". The wordplay uses a homophone (sounds like). A + BR + sounds like AIDED. The answer is ABRADED.

A brother helped, we're told (scraped away!) (7)

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