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The phrase "a real old" is not correct in standard written English.
It is typically used informally to emphasize the age of something, but it is not grammatically sound.
Example: "That's a real old car you have there."
Alternatives: "an actual old" or "a truly old".
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Glasgow is a real old soccer citadel.
"He's a real old chatterbox," she said.
He was the stage manager, a real old pro.
'When I was a real old country boy,' he says.
"Sometimes, I feel like a real old midget," McDonald said.
The monstera deliciosa, my absolute favourite and a real old classic.
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It's just a real old-boy pub.
He was a real old-school politician.
In 1934, a real old-fashioned winter arrived.
A real old-fashioned "Voice of God" type of announcer.
Sometimes a real old-fashioned picnic does the trick.
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