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Discharge when ready, oddly forgotten sidearm (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cashier

'discharge' is the definition.
(cashiering is a kind of discharging)

'ready oddly forgotten sidearm' is the wordplay.
'ready' becomes 'cash' (ready can informally mean cash).
'oddly forgotten' indicates alternate letters (odd-numbered letters get removed).
The alternating letters of 'sidearm' are 'ier'.
'cash'+'ier'='CASHIER'

'when' is the link.

(Other definitions for cashier that I've seen before include "one taking money" , "money dispenser" , "Till operator" , "till tender?" , "Sack" .)

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