A party put down (5)

I believe the answer is:

abash

'put down' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a party' is the wordplay.
'party' becomes 'bash' (bash is a kind of party**).
'a'+'bash'='ABASH'

(Other definitions for abash that I've seen before include "Strike with embarrassment" , "Discomfit" , "Crush" , "Rattle" , "Affront" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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