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The phrase "a less old" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when comparing the age of two or more things, indicating that one is not as old as the other.
Example: "This building is a less old version of the one across the street."
Alternatives: "a newer" or "a more recent".
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Or, perhaps more accurately, it is getting a little less old.
This was a shootout, less old-fashioned, ground-and-pound football, more football meets basketball meets track and field.
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A little less old-English glamour.
Less old.
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We can speculate that newer medical schools have a less traditional staff than older institutions.
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