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Jane broke a horse in for a period after Elizabeth (8)

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I believe the answer is:

jacobean

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'a period after elizabeth' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'jane broke a horse in' is the wordplay.
'broke' indicates an anagram.
'horse' becomes 'cob' (type of horse).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'a'+'cob'='acob'
'jane' with letters rearranged gives 'jean'.
'jean' placed around 'acob' is 'JACOBEAN'.

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for jacobean that I've seen before include "of Scottish king" , "Of period when James I reigned" , "From the time of James I" , "Early 17th-century" , "Relating to James I's era" .)

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