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Getting rid of lollipops, thrown back in the face (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

disposal

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'getting rid' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'lollipops thrown back in the face' is the wordplay.
'lollipops' becomes 'sops' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'thrown back' is a reversal indicator.
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'the face' becomes 'dial' (dial is a kind of face).
'sops' backwards is 'spos'.
'spos' going within 'dial' is 'DISPOSAL'.

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for disposal that I've seen before include "Out of control," , "Jettisoning" , "Availability for use" , "Getting rid of something" , "Scrapping" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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