How do I remove an app from my Icloud backup?

I'm not even sure I'm asking the right question.  I want to reinstall an app at the recommendation of my IT admin.  When I delete it from my phone and tehn attempt to reinstall from the app store, it is coming from the cloud.   I assume that's my icloud backup storage.   If that's the case, I'm not getting a new copy of the app but a copy of the one that was on my phone.  How do I remove something from my icloud backup permanently. 

It isn't reinstalling it from your backup.  The cloud symbol is just a link to your previously purchased apps in the app store so you can easily download them again.  When you tap it, it will download it again from the app store.
(The backup doesn't included purchased apps and media, it only includes a record of your purchased media.  When you restore a backup it downloads the purchased apps and media from the iTunes store.)

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