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Become disillusioned, I shed a few pounds outside hospital (4,5)

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I believe the answer is:

lose faith

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'become disillusioned i' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'shed a few pounds outside hospital' is the wordplay.
'shed' becomes 'lose' (I've seen this in another clue).
'a few pounds outside' becomes 'fait' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'hospital' becomes 'H' (abbreviation for hospital).
'lose'+'fait'+'h'='LOSE FAITH'

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(Another definition for lose faith that I've seen is " See less reason to trust".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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