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Mike, get rid of longing for facial hair (9)

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I believe the answer is:

moustache

'facial hair' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'mike get rid of longing' is the wordplay.
'mike' becomes 'M' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'get rid of' becomes 'oust' (I've seen this in another clue).
'longing' becomes 'ache' (longing can mean aching or pining for something).
'm'+'oust'+'ache'='MOUSTACHE'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for moustache that I've seen before include "Facial hair touches Ma" , "Food trap" , "whiskers" , "Handlebar or walrus, for example" , "legacy of Zapata?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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