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Sends off letters for jobs (5)

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I believe the answer is:

posts

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This clue might be a double definition.

'sends off letters' is the first definition.
'posts' can be an answer for 'sends' ('post' can be a synonym of 'send'). I am unsure of the 'off letters' bit.

'jobs' is the second definition.
(post is a kind of job)

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for posts that I've seen before include "Mails the uprights?" , "Positions, for guards say" , "Stakes" , "a couple seen propping up the bar?" , "Is dispatching" .)

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