Mostly put off about time in situ once abandoned (9)

Times Cryptic #29036 | 21 Across | 2024-10-01
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I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Times for the Times have:

DETE{r} (put off) [mostly] containing [about] T (time} contained by [in] SITU. I’m not sure about the purpose of ‘once’ here but I think it has to be part of the definition. [Edit: KensoGhost confirms this below].

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