Traditional saying (5)
'traditional saying' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for proverb that I've seen before include "Adage, pithy saying" , "Short saying expressing a supposed truth" , "Familiar saying" , "Pithy saying expressing a general truth" , "'Adage, saw (7)'" .)
'traditional saying' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for adage that I've seen before include "Slogan" , "Well-remembered proverb or saying" , "Axiom" , "Old saying, maxim" , "Short statement expressing a general truth" .)