Sailor dispatched elsewhere? (6)
I believe the answer is:
absent
'elsewhere?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'sailor dispatched' is the wordplay.
'sailor' becomes 'ab' (abbreviation for able seaman).
'dispatched' becomes 'sent' (I've seen this before).
'ab'+'sent'='ABSENT'
(Other definitions for absent that I've seen before include "Not present or focused" , "Inattentive" , "Not where one should be" , "Missing, lacking" , "Not present - vacuous" .)