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Answer warnings and help, as previously mentioned (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aforesaid

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

'answer warnings and help' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'answer' could be 'a' (abbreviation eg in Q and A) and 'a' is present in the answer.
'help' could be 'aid' (synonyms) and 'aid' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'fores' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'as' is the link.

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(Other definitions for aforesaid that I've seen before include "Above-mentioned" , "previously referred to" , "The one previously mentioned" , "earlier" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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