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Not old enough to translate aged rune (8)

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I believe the answer is:

underage

'not old enough' is the definition.

'translate aged rune' is the wordplay.
'translate' is an anagram indicator (translate can mean to transform).
'aged'+'rune'='agedrune'
'agedrune' with letters rearranged gives 'UNDERAGE'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for underage that I've seen before include "Not old enough to exercise legal right" , "Need a rug (anag.)" , "one too young" , "Not legally old enough" , "Not yet eligible to vote - too young" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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