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Fed up, made the mistake of having it postponed (8)

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I believe the answer is:

deferred

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'postponed' is the definition.
('defer' can be a synonym of 'postpone')

'fed up made the mistake' is the wordplay.
'fed up' becomes 'def' ('fed' going up in a down clue).
'made the mistake' becomes 'erred' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'def'+'erred'='DEFERRED'

'of having it' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for deferred that I've seen before include "Put back" , "Put off to a later time" , "Postponed" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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