sharp parts of the layers in Illustrator?

In photoshop, I can select a portion of a layer with the lasso and cut it out, thus showing the layers below through this opening. Is it possible to do this in Illustrator? I used the live paint and Trace in illustrator, but not the same... you can erase part of the layer with the eraser... but let chunky rough edges...

Thank you

Use an opacity mask, found in the transparency palette. Or subtract part of a compound path with less first plan, found in the Pathfinder palette. Or create a clipping mask.

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