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Soldier's first and last post (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

send

'post' is the definition.
(I know that post can be written as send)

'soldier's first and last' is the wordplay.
'soldier's first' becomes 's' (1st letter of 'soldier').
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'last' becomes 'end' (I've seen this in another clue).
's'+'end'='SEND'

(Other definitions for send that I've seen before include "Sentence to a prison term" , "Dispatch by post" , "Transmit (message)" , "and 2: Advise" , "Cause to go for" .)

I've seen this clue in the Best For Puzzles.
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