##Seriously, 17 bytes
Seriously, 17 bytes
,#,`p@pXod@dXq`nΣ
Takes input as s \n n
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Explanation:
,#,`p@pXod@dXq`nΣ
,# push a list of characters in s
,` `n do the following n times:
p@pXo pop 2 characters off the front, discard the second, put the first back
d@dXq pop 2 characters off the back, discard the second, put the first back
Σ join