Years past (4)

I believe the answer is:

yore

(Other definitions for yore that I've seen before include "Old usage for formerly, as in days of. . ." , "Formerly, of long ago" , "Time long ago" , "Long ago (poetic)" , "Yesteryear" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press.

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