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Sort of lady we hate to go before (4,3,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lead the way

'go before' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'sort of lady we hate' is the wordplay.
'sort of' is an anagram indicator.
'lady'+'we'+'hate'='ladywehate'
'ladywehate' anagrammed gives 'LEAD THE WAY'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for lead the way that I've seen before include "Go ahead" , "Pioneer showing how" , "Go first and guide others" , "Act as a guide" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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