Characteristic of an earlier period (7)

I believe the answer is:

archaic

(Other definitions for archaic that I've seen before include "Obsolete" , "Ancient, no longer current" , "Ancient or out of date" , "Antiquarian" , "Belonging to former times like some words" .)

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

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