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Had fun with Penny before awful delay (6)

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I believe the answer is:

played

'had fun' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'penny before awful delay' is the wordplay.
'penny' becomes 'p' (**).
'before' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'awful' indicates anagramming the letters.
'delay' is an anagram of 'layed'.
'p'+'layed'='PLAYED'

'with' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for played that I've seen before include "Indulged in a recreational activity" , "Had fun" , "Participated in game" , "Acted; gambolled" , "Toyed - used an instrument" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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