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Sacked Head of Personnel, sick and old (8)

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I believe the answer is:

pillaged

'sacked' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'head of personnel sick and old' is the wordplay.
'head of' suggests taking the first letters.
'sick' becomes 'ill' (synonyms).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'old' becomes 'aged' (similar in meaning).
The first letter of 'personnel' is 'p'.
'p'+'ill'+'aged'='PILLAGED'

(Another definition for pillaged that I've seen is " Sacked".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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