Villa's precursor in Glastonbury? (5)

I believe the answer is:

aston

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'villa's precursor' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'in glastonbury?' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'ASTON' is hidden within 'glastonbury'.

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(Other definitions for aston that I've seen before include "Premiership FC" , "and 20: Midlands football club" , "- Villa, football club" , "A Birmingham university" , "district of Birmingham" .)

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