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Remove 1st word and _ from string

Code:

var=abc_cde_def_ghi_678.txt

Expected output:
cde_def_ghi_678.txt

Is there a better way to achive this other than cut command?
Basically, I need to remove the 1st word and _ from the string.

Thanks.

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Code:

# Echo it
echo ${var#*_}
# Remove it
var=${var#*_}

Code:

$ echo $var
abc_cde_def_ghi_678.txt
$ echo ${var#*_}
cde_def_ghi_678.txt

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