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Lead-in to "long"

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ere

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

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for ere that I've seen before include "Before (literary)" , "Old word for before" , "Archaic word for before - a palindrome" , "One who steals" , "Old prior" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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