Made to pay for the time cancelled (5)
I believe the answer is:
taxed
'made to pay' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'the time cancelled' is the wordplay.
'the time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'cancelled' becomes 'axed' (I've seen this in another clue).
't'+'axed'='TAXED'
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for taxed that I've seen before include "Imposed duty on" , "Was demanding" , "Made heavy demands on" , "Stretched" , "Heavily burdened" .)