The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ADJOURN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result ADJOURN
- Put off by fuss about Japan’s capital vessel
- Put off taking a day over most of magazine
- Suspend Jordan’s bust with uranium implant
- Put off a D-day in France with new leader
- Suspend boring Grauniad journalist
- Temporarily stop Jack getting into trouble on vessel
- Messed around, keeping Juliet put off
- Put off a grim Nationalist restricting justice
- Move elsewhere on Jura, possibly letting daughter move in
- Well-read journalists welcome to stay
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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 = adjourn.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ADJOURN mean?
ADJOURN verb- To postpone.
- To defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely.
- To end or suspend an event.
- To move as a group from one place to another.