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Loss paid off in assignment (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

disposal

'assignment' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'loss paid off' is the wordplay.
'off' indicates an anagram.
'loss'+'paid'='losspaid'
'losspaid' is an anagram of 'DISPOSAL'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for disposal that I've seen before include "Scrapping" , "Riddance" , "Deployment - management" , "Out of control," , "Act of throwing something away" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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