Remove dressing for send off? (8)
I believe the answer is:
dispatch
'for send off?' is the definition.
('dispatch' can be a synonym of 'send off')
'remove dressing' is the wordplay.
'remove' becomes 'dis' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'dressing' becomes 'patch' (both can mean a fabric covering).
'dis'+'patch'='DISPATCH'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dispatch that I've seen before include "Send with speed" , "making killing" , "Post, perhaps" , "Send promptly; murder" , "Execute" .)