The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FIRED
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More clues leading to the result FIRED
- Sacked or let off
- Old curse about right director being sacked
- Given the sack with enthusiasm
- Encouraged with P45?
- Sacked friend outwardly contains anger
- As employees may be if apathetic or enthusiastic
- Female that’s left after lunchtime maybe given her cards?
- Cooked, fried and canned
- Dismissed and shot
- Dismissed female I embarrassed
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The straight part
We know that "sacked" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sacked = fired.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does FIRED mean?
FIRED verb- To set (something, often a building) on fire.
- To heat as with fire, but without setting on fire, as ceramic, metal objects, etc.
- To drive away by setting a fire.
- To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct or poor performance).
- To shoot (a gun or analogous device).
- To shoot a gun, cannon, or similar weapon.
- To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.
- To cause an action potential in a cell.
- To forcibly direct (something).
- (computer sciences, software engineering) To initiate an event (by means of an event handler).
- To inflame; to irritate, as the passions.
- To animate; to give life or spirit to.
- To feed or serve the fire of.
- To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.
- To cauterize.
- To catch fire; to be kindled.
- To be irritated or inflamed with passion.
- Dismissed, let go from a job.
- Heated in a furnace, kiln, etc., to become permanently hardened.