The term 'SENDS PACKING' is an idiom meaning to force someone to leave or to dismiss them. The crossword solutions for this term are BOOTS (5 letters), AXES (4 letters), CANS (4 letters), SHOOS (5 letters), OUSTS (5 letters), FIRES (5 letters), and ROUTS (5 letters), and EJECTS (6 letters). All of these words can be used to describe the act of forcing someone to leave, either literally or figuratively. For example, 'BOOTS' could refer to a physical act of kicking someone out, while 'OUST' could refer to a figurative act of removing someone from a position of power.