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Dicky, mostly afflicted, needs surgery (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

facelift

'surgery' is the definition.
(I know that facelift is a type of anaplasty)

'dicky mostly afflicted' is the wordplay.
'dicky' indicates anagramming the letters (dicky can mean ill or non-functioning).
'mostly' means to remove the last letter.
'afflicted' with its last letter taken off is 'afflicte'.
'afflicte' is an anagram of 'FACELIFT'.

'needs' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for facelift that I've seen before include "Cosmetic surgery" , "Renovation" , "wrinkle treatment" , "plastic surgery" , "surgical treatment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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