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Burn report from prophet (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

seer

'prophet' is the definition.
(both can mean someone who tells the future)

'burn report' is the wordplay.
'burn' becomes 'sear' (sear can mean to burn).
'report' shows a homophone (sound like).
'sear' sounds like 'SEER'.

'from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for seer that I've seen before include "Indian fish" , "Distinguishing quality" , "Person of vision" , "about a couple of pounds over there" , "Oracle or clairvoyant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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