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Send right back a while after (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

remit

'send' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'right back a while after' is the wordplay.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'back' is a reversal indicator.
'a while' becomes 'time' (I've seen this before).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'time' written backwards gives 'emit'.
'r'+'emit'='REMIT'

(Other definitions for remit that I've seen before include "Job specification" , "Desist from" , "Send < authorisation" , "Send; abate; cancel" , "Task/area assigned (to an organisation)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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