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Deliveries held, having exceeded the budget (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

overspent

'exceeded the budget' is the definition.

'deliveries held' is the wordplay.
'deliveries' becomes 'overs' (cricket term).
'held' becomes 'pent' (both can mean imprisoned).
'overs'+'pent'='OVERSPENT'

'having' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for overspent that I've seen before include "Used too much money" , "broke" , "Invested too much" , "Beyond budget" , "Bought too much" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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