Cryptic crossword clue
Uses dispatches to seize power 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SPENDS

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The straight part
We know that "Uses" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case uses = spends.
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 SPENDS mean?

SPENDS noun
  1. Amount of money spent (during a period); expenditure.
  2. (in the plural) Expenditures; money or pocket money.
  3. Discharged semen.
  4. Vaginal discharge.
SPENDS verb
  1. To pay out (money).
  2. To bestow; to employ; often with on or upon.
  3. To squander.
  4. To exhaust, to wear out.
  5. To consume, to use up (time).
  6. To have an orgasm; to ejaculate sexually.
  7. To waste or wear away; to be consumed.
  8. To be diffused; to spread.
  9. To break ground; to continue working.

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