A day of anticipation (3)

I believe the answer is:

eve

'a day of anticipation' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for eve that I've seen before include "when it gets dark" , "Day before a festival" , "Threshold" , "Period immediately before" , "Girl" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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