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Involved in a quest for relics of a bygone age (8)

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I believe the answer is:

antiques

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'relics of a bygone age' is the definition.
'antiques' can be an answer for 'relics' (I've seen this before). I'm unsure of the 'of a bygone age' bit.

'involved in a quest' is the wordplay.
'involved' indicates anagramming the letters (involved can mean confusing or complex).
'in'+'a'+'quest'='inaquest'
'inaquest' with letters rearranged gives 'ANTIQUES'.

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for antiques that I've seen before include "Objects grown valuable with age" , "They have to be over a hundred years old" , "Such old items may be valuable" , "Twenty-one old items" , "eg Old furniture" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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