The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 3 letter word WRITE OFF
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result WRITE OFF
- Forget about request by snail mail?
- Cancel summons seeing upper-class type swallow drug
- Remove debt straight away, we hear
- Send letter immediately for broadcast
- Totally destroy author of fiction, initially
- Estate, maybe, that’s ruined in no time, we hear
- Disregard verbal output of scoffing gent
- Forget about sarcastic VIP, say
- Cancel immediately, say
- Forget about crash?
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The straight part
We know that "Send letter" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case send letter = write off.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does WRITE OFF mean?
WRITE OFF verb- To reduce the book value of (an asset) to zero.
- To record (an expenditure) as an expense.
- To remove a portion of a debt or an amount of an account owed, counting it as a loss (as a gesture of goodwill for example).
- To record a notional expense such as amortization or depreciation.
- To treat as a write-off, a total loss, especially something damaged beyond economic repair.
- To assign a low value to (something).
- The cancellation of an item; the amount cancelled or lost
- Something that is now worthless (such as a car after an accident)