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Head's boil somehow got rid of (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abolished

'got rid of' is the definition.
('abolish' can be a synonym of 'get rid of')

'head's boil somehow' is the wordplay.
'somehow' is an anagram indicator.
'heads'+'boil'='headsboil'
'headsboil' with letters rearranged gives 'ABOLISHED'.

(Other definitions for abolished that I've seen before include "Done away with" , "Got rid of" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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