Got rid of sailor, adjusting his dole (9)
I believe the answer is:
abolished
'got rid of' is the definition.
('abolish' can be a synonym of 'get rid of')
'sailor adjusting his dole' is the wordplay.
'sailor' becomes 'ab' (abbreviation for able seaman).
'adjusting' indicates an anagram.
'his'+'dole'='hisdole'
'hisdole' with letters rearranged gives 'olished'.
'ab'+'olished'='ABOLISHED'
(Other definitions for abolished that I've seen before include "Done away with" , "Got rid of" .)