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Deposit of 10c enclosed in dispatched mail (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sediment

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'deposit' is the definition.
('sediment' can be a synonym of 'deposit')

'in dispatched mail' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'dispatched' becomes 'sent' (I've seen this before).
'mail' becomes 'dime' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'sent' going around 'dime' is 'SEDIMENT'.

'of 10c enclosed' is the link.
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(Other definitions for sediment that I've seen before include "Matter sinking to the bottom of a liquid" , "Material settling out in a liquid" , "Matter settling out in liquid" , "Silt" , "Residue" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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