Allowed to have had a bad time (8)

I believe the answer is:

suffered

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This clue could be a double definition.

'allowed' is the first definition.
(suffering is a kind of allowing)

'had a bad time' is the second definition.
'suffered' can be an answer for 'had' ('suffer' can be a synonym of 'have'). I'm unsure of the 'a bad time' bit.

'to have' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for suffered that I've seen before include "Endured, underwent" , "Experienced something unpleasant" , "Undergone" , "endured pain" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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