Advise against making record as old as we are (10)
I believe the answer is:
discourage
'advise' is the definition.
(I know this)
'against making record as old as we are' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'record' could be 'disc' (eg a CD, compact disc) and 'disc' is located in the answer.
'old' could be 'o' (common abbreviation eg in OE for Old English) and 'o' is present in the answer.
'are' could be 'a' (short for 'are', historical unit of measurement) and 'a' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'urge' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for discourage that I've seen before include "Put off" , "Deter; dishearten" , "Cause loss of enthusiasm in (someone)" , "Talk out of" , "Try to stop" .)