Holiday lead-in (3)

I believe the answer is:

eve

'holiday lead-in' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for eve that I've seen before include "Lady of the previous night" , "Girl" , "See 13 Across" , "Night before an event" , "Day before; first woman" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal, the Penny Press, the King Feature Syndicate and the LA Times.

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