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Preceding safe radio broadcast (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aforesaid

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'preceding safe radio broadcast' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'preceding safe radio broadcast' is the wordplay.
'preceding' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'broadcast' is an anagram indicator (letters scattered or cast around).
'safe' put after 'radio' is 'radiosafe'.
'radiosafe' is an anagram of 'AFORESAID'.

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(Other definitions for aforesaid that I've seen before include "previously referred to" , "The one previously mentioned" , "earlier" , "Above-mentioned" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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