Can I clear a specific letter in Python turtle

I am using Python turtle to draw letters across a screen, and I want to be able to clear specific ones.

I know that I can use .clear(), but that will clear all of the letters that has been written with the .write() function. Everything in my code seems to be working, and I am able to send the value (letter) that I want to change, but I don't know how I would delete it. I know that I can also write over the letter with a different color, but that wouldn't work with my scheme, and it also slows down the code a lot (I have done it before). Would I have to use multiple turtles for the number of letters on the screen?

Ruling out the turtle per letter option, the next thing that comes to mind is using a fixed width font and rewriting the string with tracer() turned off (i.e. explicit updates):

from turtle import Screen, Turtle

FONT = ('Courier', 24, 'normal')

PHRASE = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"

VOWELS = {'a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u'}

def write(x=None, y=None):
	turtle.clear()
	turtle.write(PHRASE, align='center', font=FONT)
	screen.update()
	screen.onclick(rewrite)

def rewrite(x=None, y=None):
	consonants = ''.join(' ' if letter in VOWELS else letter for letter in PHRASE)
	turtle.clear()
	turtle.write(consonants, align='center', font=FONT)
	screen.update()
	screen.onclick(write)

screen = Screen()
screen.tracer(False)

turtle = Turtle()
turtle.hideturtle()

write()

screen.mainloop()

Click on the screen and all the vowels will disappear and reappear.