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Pack leader turned greener before hostilities (3-3)

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I believe the answer is:

pre-war

'before hostilities' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'pack leader turned greener' is the wordplay.
'leader' says to take the initial letters.
'turned' is a reversal indicator.
'greener' becomes 'rawer' ('raw' can be a synonym of 'green').
The first letter of 'pack' is 'p'.
'rawer' reversed gives 'rewar'.
'p'+'rewar'='PRE-WAR'

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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