The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DELAYED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result DELAYED
- Put off action capture amateur
- Non-professional caught in the act and arrested
- Held up legal document that contains poem
- Non-professional entering work late
- Amateur entered activity late
- Postponed dance inauguration to end of June, acted without brain
- Thrust in action postponed
- Retarded, disgraced Congressman pursued by editor
- Put back legal document containing deposit
- Put off getting something done about amateur
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The straight part
We know that "Put off" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case put off = delayed.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does DELAYED mean?
DELAYED verb- To put off until a later time; to defer.
- To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time.
- To allay; to temper.
- To dilute, temper.
- To assuage, quench, allay.