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Prior to, quaintly (5)

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I believe the answer is:

afore

(Other definitions for afore that I've seen before include "in the van a while back" , "In front of" , "formerly" , "Previously" , "Earlier" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.com and The Wall Street Journal.
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