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Veteran, Tommy Sr., gone (5)

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oldie

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(Other definitions for oldie that I've seen before include "Mature person; magazine" , "Song of yesteryear" , "Publication" , "Perennially popular song or film, often golden" , "Standard song" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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