Alias preceder (3)
I believe the answer is:
aka
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">alias preceder</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for aka that I've seen before include "Notation indicating alias or other name" , "Using the byline" , "Notation with initials indicating alternative name" , "Also called (abbrev.)" , "Also known as, initially" .)