Sent despot mad (6)
I believe the answer is:
posted
'sent' is the definition.
('post' can be a synonym of 'send')
'despot mad' is the wordplay.
'mad' indicates anagramming the letters.
'despot' with letters rearranged gives 'POSTED'.
(Another definition for posted that I've seen is " Mailed".)
I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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