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Carry out duties after dismissal (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

discharge

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This might be a double definition.

'carry out duties' is the first definition.
'discharge' can be an answer for 'carry' (discharging is a kind of carrying). I am not certain of the 'out duties' bit.

'dismissal' is the second definition.
(I know that dismissal can be written as discharge)

'after' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for discharge that I've seen before include "Send away - perform" , "cashier" , "Fire (gun); sack (worker)" , "Let off - set free" , "let go" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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