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Yeti duel put off for the present time? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

yuletide

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'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.

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(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" .)

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