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Attention given to story run previously (7)

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I believe the answer is:

earlier

'previously' is the definition.
('earlier' can be a synonym of 'previously')

'attention given to story run' is the wordplay.
'attention' becomes 'ear' (ear is a kind of attention).
'given to' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'story' becomes 'lie' (I've seen this before).
'run' becomes 'r' (cricket abbreviation).
'ear'+'lie'+'r'='EARLIER'

(Other definitions for earlier that I've seen before include "in days of yore?" , "Formerly" , "Beforehand" , "Rare lie (anag)" , "Former" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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