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How one sallied in the company of, immediately? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

forthwith

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'immediately?' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'how one sallied in the company of' is the wordplay.
'how one sallied' becomes 'forth' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'in the company of' becomes 'with' (I've seen this in another clue).
'forth'+'with'='FORTHWITH'

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(Other definitions for forthwith that I've seen before include "Immediately as with froth" , "on the spot" , "Without delay or hesitation" , "without further delay - at which it starts, audibly" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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