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Completed fitting, and not before time (7)

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I believe the answer is:

overdue

'not before time' is the definition.
(after time)

'completed fitting' is the wordplay.
'completed' becomes 'over' ('over' can be a synonym of 'completed').
'fitting' becomes 'due'.
'over'+'due'='OVERDUE'

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for overdue that I've seen before include "Past the ETA" , "(Of library books) late" , "Still unpaid" , "Not paid at the scheduled time" , "Past the appointed date for payment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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