Cryptic crossword clue
Cute Jade’s last to become prematurely adolescent 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word TWEENAGE

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The straight part
We know that "prematurely adolescent" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case prematurely adolescent = tweenage.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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