Came before (8)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">came before</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('precede' can be a synonym of 'come before')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for preceded that I've seen before include "Came or went before" , "Came first" , "Went before, in time or order" , "Led the way" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">came before</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>