Defer (3,3)
'defer' is the definition.
(I know that defer can be written as postpone)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for postpone that I've seen before include "'Put off, delay (8)'" , "'Hold over, defer (8)'" , "Put off, defer" , "pigeon-hole" , "Put off till later" .)
'defer' is the definition.
(synonyms)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for put off that I've seen before include "Postpone - disconcert" , "Defer - deter" , "Deter; delayed" , "Defer to a later time, or alienate" , "Postpone; distract" .)