The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 3 letter word THIRD AGE
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More clues leading to the result THIRD AGE
- Old people collectively righted a wrong
- Dither insanely about a good period for retirement activity
- Seniors righted a wrong
- Irish Lord backed into the elderly group
- Actress popular with A Bennett with a grand energy, being over 60?
- Period when people righted a wrong
- Righted a wrong for mature students
- This time could be lucky time for senior living
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The straight part
We know that "period for retirement activity" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case period for retirement activity = third age.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.