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Put off by act that included a song (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

delayed

'put off' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'act that included a song' is the wordplay.
'act' becomes 'deed' (deed is a kind of act).
'that included' is an insertion indicator.
'a song' becomes 'lay' (lay is a kind of song).
'deed' enclosing 'lay' is 'DELAYED'.

'by' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for delayed that I've seen before include "Shelved" , "Deferred, postponed" , "Made late" , "Held up, back" , "Detained, help up" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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