Clipping a Photo, Trace, Path

Assuming it’s Inkscape, it’s trivial. With your image traced …
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… draw a box over the area you want to delete …
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… then shift-click to add your image to your selection, and do Path/Difference:
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The design will be “cut” along the edge of the box and everything contained within it removed. Works for any shape.

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