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Sacked if up to Communist (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fired

'sacked' is the definition.
(both can mean dismissed from a job)

'if up to communist' is the wordplay.
'up' says the letters should be written in reverse (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'to communist' becomes 'red' (red can informally mean communist).
'if' reversed gives 'fi'.
'fi'+'red'='FIRED'

(Other definitions for fired that I've seen before include "(Of pottery) baked" , "got rid of" , "Set ablaze" , "Sacked or ignited" , "Stimulated; dismissed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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