Divested (3)
I believe the answer is:
rid
'divested' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for rid that I've seen before include "Free (person of affliction)" , "Free, deliver, clear" , "Throw off, unburden" , "Free, disencumber" , "Lose, shake off" .)