Old saw (5)

I think it could be either:

adage

dated

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

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for adage that I've seen before include "Dictum" , "Wise old saying" , "Proverb expressing a general truth" , "Old saw" , "Well-remembered proverb or saying" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press, The Telegraph and The Guardian.

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