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Put on, at the present time, the deducted part (5)

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added

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'put on' is the definition.
(add can mean to put on)

'at the present time the deducted part' is the wordplay.
'at' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the present time' becomes 'AD' (AD, Anno Domini, as opposed to BC, Before Christ).
'the deducted part' becomes 'ded' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'ad' put next to 'ded' is 'ADDED'.

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(Other definitions for added that I've seen before include "Summed up" , "Appended; totalled" , "Contributed" , "Counted up" , "Totted" .)

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