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Put off, he left port (4,4)

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I believe the answer is:

held over

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'put' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs, they are not in the same form of the verb.

'he left port' is the wordplay.
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'port' becomes 'dover' (port town in Kent).
'he'+'l'+'dover'='HELD OVER'

'off' is the link.

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