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Ancient office learner to study (5)

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I believe the answer is:

olden

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'ancient' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'office learner to study' is the wordplay.
'office learner' becomes 'ol' (this could be a standard abbreviation I've not previously seen).
'to study' becomes 'den' (den can mean an office or study).
'ol'+'den'='OLDEN'

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(Other definitions for olden that I've seen before include "times gone by" , "Bygone" , "Out of date" , "of ancient history?" , "Former, past" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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