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Crooked American printer disposing of a sidekick (7,2,5)

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I believe the answer is:

partner in crime

'sidekick' is the definition.
(both can mean an associate)

'crooked american printer disposing of a' is the wordplay.
'crooked' indicates anagramming the letters (a crooked or disrupted version of the letters).
'disposing of' is a deletion indicator.
'american'+'printer'='americanprinter'
'americanprinter' with 'a' taken out is 'mericanprinter'.
'mericanprinter' is an anagram of 'PARTNER IN CRIME'.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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