Can you think of a word or phrase that is a synonym for REMOVED that can explain the following words?

HAG
BED
LIE
DOE
PUT

Answer:

The phrase in TAKEN AWAY.

Each of the words above can be formed from a longer word if you TAKE N AWAY:

HANG HAG
BEND - BED
LINE - LIE
DONE - DOE
PUNT - PUT

Credit:
Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon