Made fun of for having been given time (4,2)

I believe the answer is:

sent up

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'made fun of' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for sent up that I've seen before include "Made fun of, or despatched aloft" , "not taken seriously" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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