Cryptic crossword clue
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The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word OLD*

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What does OLD* mean?

OLD* noun
  1. (with the, invariable plural only) People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.
  2. (in combination) One of a specified age.
  3. A person older than oneself, especially an adult in relation to a teenager.
  4. (most often plural) One's parents.
OLD* adjective
  1. Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
  2. Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.
  3. Having existed or lived for the specified time.
  4. (heading) Of an earlier time.
  5. Tiresome after prolonged repetition.
  6. Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
  7. A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.)
  8. Excessive, abundant.

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