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Ascribe it, perhaps, as an omen (6)

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I believe the answer is:

assign

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'ascribe' is the definition.
(I know that ascribe can be written as assign)

'as an omen' is the wordplay.
'an omen' becomes 'sign' (I've seen this in another clue).
'as'+'sign'='ASSIGN'

'it perhaps' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for assign that I've seen before include "grant" , "Set aside for a specific purpose" , "Allocate, appoint" , "Apportion, ascribe" , "Nominate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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