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In the past, good to be expectant (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

agog

'be expectant' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'in the past good' is the wordplay.
'in the past' becomes 'ago' ('ago' can be a synonym of 'in the past').
'good' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'ago'+'g'='AGOG'

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for agog that I've seen before include "In excited eagerness" , "Eagerly excited" , "Bug-eyed" , "Eagerly awaiting" , "Very curious to hear" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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