Early fame, hot idea makes (5,2,4)
I believe the answer is:
ahead of time
'early' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'fame hot idea makes' is the wordplay.
'makes' indicates anagramming the letters.
'fame'+'hot'+'idea'='famehotidea'
'famehotidea' is an anagram of 'AHEAD OF TIME'.
(Another definition for ahead of time that I've seen is " Early".)
I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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