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Sending out East on a job (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

emission

'sending out' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'east on a job' is the wordplay.
'east' becomes 'e' (synonyms).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a job' becomes 'mission' (I've seen this in other clues).
'e'+'mission'='EMISSION'

(Other definitions for emission that I've seen before include "Process of giving out" , "The act of giving out (heat, light, gas, etc.)" , "radiation leakage?" , "Sending forth" , "issue" .)

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