In the future (5)
I believe the answer is:
ahead
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">in the future</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ahead that I've seen before include "In the vanguard" , "In the leading position" , "at pole" , "Forwards" , "Winning" .)