<ExampleDef>
    <defName>Example</defName>
    <exampleNode>Some text</exampleNode>
    <exampleList />
</ExampleDef>

<Operation Class="PatchOperationRemove">
    <xpath>*/ExampleDef[defName="Example"]/exampleNode</xpath>
</Operation>

<ExampleDef>
    <defName>Example</defName>
    <exampleList />
</ExampleDef>

<ThingDef Name="BaseWeapon">
    <exampleNode>Some text</exampleNode>
    <exampleList>
        <li>ABC</li>
        <li>HOS</li>
        <li>JOA</li>
    <exampleList>
</ThingDef >

<ThingDef parentName="BaseWeapon">
    <defName>Example</defName>
    <label>HAHA</label>
</ThingDef >

<Operation Class="PatchOperationRemove">
    <xpath>*/ThingDef [defName="Example"]/exampleList</xpath>
</Operation>

<ThingDef>
    <exampleNode>Some text</exampleNode>
    <defName>Example</defName>
    <label>HAHA</label>
</ThingDef >