The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 5 plus 3 plus 6 letter word WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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The straight part
We know that "What’s needed to play Poohsticks/past events put aside?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case what’s needed to play poohsticks/past events put aside? = water under the bridge.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.
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