Very old article on Iran, say, soon after revolution (12)
I believe the answer is:
nonagenarian
'very old' is the definition.
'nonagenarian' can be an answer for 'old' (similar in meaning). I'm unsure of the 'very' bit.
'article on iran say soon after revolution' is the wordplay.
'article' becomes 'an' (indefinite article).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'say' becomes 'eg' (both can mean 'for example').
'soon after' becomes 'anon' (I've seen this in another clue).
'revolution' says the letters should be written backwards.
'iran'+'eg'+'anon'='iraneganon'
'iraneganon' in reverse letter order is 'nonagenari'.
'an' put after 'nonagenari' is 'NONAGENARIAN'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for nonagenarian that I've seen before include "One in his/her nineties" , "Elderly" , "Person between ages of 90 and 99" , "an old one?" , "One coming up to 100" .)