diff -r 741a2040fa33 -r ccbdbd088455 src/cx/list.h
--- a/src/cx/list.h	Mon Dec 18 16:14:07 2023 +0100
+++ b/src/cx/list.h	Mon Dec 18 18:22:53 2023 +0100
@@ -136,11 +136,12 @@
     );
 
     /**
-     * Member function for finding an element.
+     * Member function for finding and optionally removing an element.
      */
-    ssize_t (*find)(
-            struct cx_list_s const *list,
-            void const *elem
+    ssize_t (*find_remove)(
+            struct cx_list_s *list,
+            void const *elem,
+            bool remove
     );
 
     /**
@@ -579,7 +580,25 @@
         CxList const *list,
         void const *elem
 ) {
-    return list->cl->find(list, elem);
+    return list->cl->find_remove((CxList*)list, elem, false);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Removes and returns the index of the first element that equals \p elem.
+ *
+ * Determining equality is performed by the list's comparator function.
+ *
+ * @param list the list
+ * @param elem the element to find and remove
+ * @return the index of the now removed element or a negative
+ * value when the element is not found or could not be removed
+ */
+__attribute__((__nonnull__))
+static inline ssize_t cxListFindRemove(
+        CxList *list,
+        void const *elem
+) {
+    return list->cl->find_remove(list, elem, true);
 }
 
 /**