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Originally Posted by HarryT
No, I was actually thinking of more modern things. Eg, in the original Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew books, they often use the then-common spelling of "clew", rather than "clue". Would you change that, or leave it as it is?
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It's still in Merriam-Webster's 11th Collegiate. I'd leave it alone.
But I don't recall seeing the "clew" spelling in Nancy. The earliest title with the word "clue" is
The Clue in the Diary, 1932. I don't see anything to indicate the spelling ever changed, at least in the U.S. editions.
One could always use the original spellings but add a glossary for the convenience of the reader.