They shun society before the times are disrupted (8)
I believe the answer is:
eremites
'they shun society' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adverb but the answer is not.
'before the times are disrupted' is the wordplay.
'before' becomes 'ere' (poetic term).
'are disrupted' is an anagram indicator.
'times' with letters rearranged gives 'mites'.
'ere'+'mites'='EREMITES'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for eremites that I've seen before include "Religious recluses" , "people cut off from society" , "Mere site (anag.)" , "Christian hermits or recluses" , "Mere site could produce hermits" .)