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Previous erratum to be corrected in returned English page (9)

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I believe the answer is:

premature

'previous' is the definition.
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'erratum to be corrected in returned english page' is the wordplay.
'to be corrected' indicates an anagram.
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'returned' is a reversal indicator.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'page' becomes 'p'.
'e'+'p'='ep'
'ep' written backwards gives 'pe'.
'erratum' anagrammed gives 'rematur'.
'rematur' inserted inside 'pe' is 'PREMATURE'.

(Other definitions for premature that I've seen before include "Occurring before the expected time" , "Early" , "Too soon or too hasty" , "Over-hasty" , "Untimely" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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