SOLVED! How to forward-delete on an iPad with Smart Keyboard.
Found this while searching here and elsewhere just now. OSX Daily had the answer:
control-D executes a forward-delete on an iPad with Magic or Smart Keyboard.
Finally!! 😩
https://osxdaily.com/2021/07/13/how-forward-delete-ipad-keyboard/
Hope this helps others!!
iPad Pro 11-inch Wi-Fi