Before, to Shakespeare (3)
I believe the answer is:
ere
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">before to shakespeare</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ere that I've seen before include "Old word for before" , "One who steals" , "Before (poetic)" , "Old prior" , "Before (in time)" .)