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The Clue
Preceding in time (10 letter answer)
The Answer
ANTEDATING
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Notes
The answer ANTEDATING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
ANTEDATE as a verb:
1. (predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate) = be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
2. (predate, antedate, foredate) = establish something as being earlier relative to something else