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Dispatch to the southern extremity (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

send

'dispatch' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'the southern extremity' is the wordplay.
'the southern' becomes 's' (abbreviation).
'extremity' becomes 'end' (end is a kind of extremity**).
's'+'end'='SEND'

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for send that I've seen before include "Cause to go for" , "Transport" , "and 2: Advise" , "Forward" , "Consign" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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