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Missing sailor gets discharged (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

absent

'missing' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'sailor gets discharged' is the wordplay.
'sailor' becomes 'ab' (abbreviation for able seaman).
'gets' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'discharged' becomes 'sent' (I've seen this in another clue).
'ab'+'sent'='ABSENT'

(Other definitions for absent that I've seen before include "Not where one should be" , "elsewhere" , "AWOL" , "Not attending" , "Away" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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