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Solidest hall has become awfully outdated (2,3,2,3,5)

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I believe the answer is:

as old as the hills

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'awfully outdated' is the definition.
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'solidest hall has become' is the wordplay.
'become' indicates anagramming the letters.
'solidest'+'hall'+'has'='solidesthallhas'
'solidesthallhas' anagrammed gives 'AS OLD AS THE HILLS'.

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