Yeti duel put off for the present time? (8)
I believe the answer is:
yuletide
'present time?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'yeti duel put off for' is the wordplay.
'yeti duel' can be anagrammed to 'YULETIDE'.
But, I am not clear how this is indicated.
'the' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for yuletide that I've seen before include "time for feast" , "Present time" , "Old word for the Christmas festival - a log is named after it" , "time of year" , "in depths of winter" .)