The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word YORE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result YORE
- Reportedly belonging to solvers in the old days?
- They say you’re history
- Unknown mineral long ago
- Past Times solver’s announced
- Finally they go over remembrance for long ago
- The solver’s spoken long ago
- In times past the old hoarded gold
- My journey regularly leads to the past
- Long ago, belonging to you, I hear
- Heard you're old
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The straight part
We know that "history" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case history = yore.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 YORE mean?
YORE noun- A time long past.
- In time long past; long ago.