Put off female wearing fawn? (5)
I believe the answer is:
defer
'put off' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'female wearing fawn?' is the wordplay.
'female' becomes 'f' (abbreviation).
'wearing' indicates putting letters inside.
'fawn?' becomes 'deer' (fawn is a kind of deer).
'f' going within 'deer' is 'DEFER'.
(Other definitions for defer that I've seen before include "Freed (anag.)" , "Put off till later" , "Hold over, put off" , "Accede" , "Submit to someone" .)