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Jettison mouldy cargo? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

offload

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'jettison' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'mouldy cargo?' is the wordplay.
'mouldy' becomes 'off' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'cargo?' becomes 'load' (synonyms).
'off'+'load'='OFFLOAD'

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(Other definitions for offload that I've seen before include "deliver goods" , "9 [JETTISON]" , "Get rid of (unwanted item or burden)" , "Dump" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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