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Perfume is despatched, say (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scent

'perfume' is the definition.
(I know that perfume can be written as scent)

'despatched say' is the wordplay.
'despatched' becomes 'sent' (I've seen this before).
'say' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'sent' sounds like 'SCENT'.

'is' is the link.

(Other definitions for scent that I've seen before include "Number of clues" , "Trail" , "Pleasant smell" , "Get wind of" , "Track; aroma" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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