The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word OLDIE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result OLDIE
- Elderly person regularly appearing in soiled linen?
- See rising mould, and film that’s well established?
- Maybe pensioner could drive, taking regular breaks
- Love story about Democrat — it’s a classic?
- Veteran serviceman without his wings
- Duck story about grandad's ultimate senior citizen
- Elderly person outside taken away from soldier
- Veteran combatant, not the first nor the last.
- Person fighting to unwrap a classic film, for example
- Senior citizen taken in by soldiers
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The straight part
We know that "hit of long ago" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case hit of long ago = oldie.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.
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What does OLDIE mean?
OLDIE noun- Something or someone old.
- A song or record from a previous era.
- (in the plural) The genre of music composed of popular music from previous eras.