hi manz,
Its a little to big for an ic, probably runs quite hot.
You could remove an ic by using your iron with 'solder wick' or a 'solder sucker' to remove the excess solder
so that you can get the ic out.
Just lightly touch the iron to the joints, dont overheat the ic.
If you just want the ic out in good condition and you dont care about the pcb you can cut away the pcb board from the ic pins,
using side cutters.
Use the iron to remove any traces of pcb from the pins.
If the ic is a CMOS device, you must take precautions regarding electro-static damage while handling the ic. [wrist strap]