Crossword Genius

Page individual after job put off (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

postpone

'put off' is the definition.
('postpone' can be a synonym of 'put off')

'page individual after job' is the wordplay.
'page' becomes 'p'.
'individual' becomes 'one'.
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'job' becomes 'post' (post is a kind of job).
'p'+'one'='pone'
'pone' after 'post' is 'POSTPONE'.

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

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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