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Defer job for appointee, dismissing the odds (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

postpone

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'defer' is the definition.
(I know that defer can be written as postpone)

'job for appointee dismissing the odds' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'job' could be 'post' (post is a kind of job) and 'post' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'pone' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for postpone that I've seen before include "Put off, defer" , "'Put off, delay (8)'" , "Put off till another time" , "'Hold over, defer (8)'" , "Put off until future date" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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