Exporting 16x9 Without Black Letterbox

Hi everyone--
I would like to export a 16x9 video as a quicktime without the black letterbox. Is there anyway to do this? All exports I have tried export the video in a 4x3 frame with black letterboxing.
Thanks!

Was the material letterboxed *in the camera* and edited on a 4:3 timeline?
or
Was it shot as 16:9 (aka anamorphic ) and edited on a 4:3 timeline?
If the first instance, Andy's solution of cropping is the only way to go.
If the second instance, put your material in a 16:9 sequence to edit it.
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