'Fore (3)

I think it could be either:

ere

til

''fore' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for ere that I've seen before include "Before (in time)" , "Before (in poetry)" , "One who steals" , "Before, poetically" , "Old word for before" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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