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Deter; postpone (3,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

put off

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">This clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">deter</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">postpone</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for put off that I've seen before include "Dissuaded - discouraged" , "Postpone or dissuade" , "Throw" , "Postpone, repel" , "'Never ... ... till tomorrow what you can do today'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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