Dispatches fancy silk around the end of April (5)

I believe the answer is:

kills

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'dispatches' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'fancy silk around the end of april' is the wordplay.
'fancy' indicates an anagram.
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'the end of' suggests the final letters.
The last letter of 'april' is 'l'.
'silk' is an anagram of 'kils'.
'kils' going around 'l' is 'KILLS'.

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(Other definitions for kills that I've seen before include "Extinguishes" , "Murders" , "Terminates life" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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