Cryptic crossword clue
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The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word DISPATCHES

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What does DISPATCHES mean?

DISPATCHES noun
  1. A message sent quickly, as a shipment, a prompt settlement of a business, or an important official message sent by a diplomat, or military officer.
  2. The act of doing something quickly.
  3. A mission by an emergency response service, typically attend to an emergency in the field.
  4. The passing on of a message for further processing, especially via a dispatch table.
  5. A dismissal.
DISPATCHES verb
  1. To send (a shipment) with promptness.
  2. To send (a person) away hastily.
  3. To send (an important official message) promptly, by means of a diplomat or military officer.
  4. To send (a journalist) to a place in order to report.
  5. To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.
  6. To rid; to free.
  7. To destroy quickly and efficiently.
  8. To pass on for further processing, especially via a dispatch table (often with to).
  9. To hurry.
  10. To deprive.

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