Before the usual time (5)
I believe the answer is:
early
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">before the usual time</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for early that I've seen before include "New-season" , "This bird gets the worm" , "Premature" , "Beforehand" , "Post this for Christmas?" .)