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An earl I troubled for old script (6,1)

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I believe the answer is:

linear a

'old script' is the definition.
(ancient writing)

'an earl i troubled' is the wordplay.
'troubled' is an anagram indicator.
'an'+'earl'+'i'='anearli'
'anearli' is an anagram of 'LINEAR A'.

'for' is the link.

(Another definition for linear a that I've seen is " script yet to be read".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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