Foe had a breakdown before... (5,2)
I believe the answer is:
ahead of
'before' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'foe had a breakdown' is the wordplay.
'breakdown' indicates an anagram.
'foe'+'had'+'a'='foehada'
'foehada' is an anagram of 'AHEAD OF'.
I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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