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Violent confrontation to experience: I’m slapped on the face (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aftershave

'i'm slapped on the face' is the definition.
(aftershave goes on someone's face)

'violent confrontation to experience' is the wordplay.
'violent confrontation' becomes 'afters' (afters can mean a confrontation in a football game).
'to experience' becomes 'have' ('have' can be a synonym of 'experience').
'afters'+'have'='AFTERSHAVE'

(Other definitions for aftershave that I've seen before include "liquid splashed in bathroom" , "I'm slapped on the face" , "styptic lotion" , "Fragrance" , "alcohol to splash on, say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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