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Type of surgery with which one may be faced anew (7)

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I believe the answer is:

plastic

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'type of surgery' is the definition.

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(Other definitions for plastic that I've seen before include "means of deferring payment" , "Credit card; mouldable" , "(Originally malleable) material" , "Credit cards are known as ....... money" , "non-metallic material" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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