Please see the attached project file…

Delete Structure with Pathfinder project file >>
The steps listed in the project file are:
1
Live text.
2
Type > Create Outlines.
3
Add a stroke and increase weight in Stroke palette
4
Select the stroked object and Object > Expand
5
Use the Group Select tool to select the outer edge of the stroke. Then Copy, Delete. Edit > Paste In Back.
6
Use the Group Select tool and shift-select the T and the back object. Then Effect > Pathfinder > Minus Back.
Vince
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