Road sorely in need of repair sooner than usual (5,5)

I believe the answer is:

early doors

'sooner than usual' is the definition.
(early doors can mean earlier than expected)

'road sorely in need of repair' is the wordplay.
'in need of repair' indicates anagramming the letters.
'road'+'sorely'='roadsorely'
'roadsorely' anagrammed gives 'EARLY DOORS'.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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