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Before the due date, say

Ross

I believe the answer is:

early

(Other definitions for early that I've seen before include "Primitive - ahead of time" , "'The ..... bird catches the worm'" , "Opening" , "sooner than expected" , "in the morning?" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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