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Sid backed position as cashier (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

displace

'cashier' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'sid backed position' is the wordplay.
'backed' says the letters should be written backwards.
'position' becomes 'place' (synonyms).
'sid' back-to-front is 'dis'.
'dis'+'place'='DISPLACE'

'as' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for displace that I've seen before include "Move out of position" , "Oust" , "Remove from usual habitat" , "Supplant" , "Succeed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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