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Child comprehending Arabic form of divination (5)

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tarot

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'form of divination' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'child comprehending arabic' is the wordplay.
'child' becomes 'tot' (term for a young child).
'comprehending' means one lot of letters goes inside another (comprehend can mean include or contain).
'arabic' becomes 'ar' (abbreviation in Chambers).
'tot' enclosing 'ar' is 'TAROT'.

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(Other definitions for tarot that I've seen before include "Mystic cards" , "Playing cards" , "These cards are used to tell fortunes" , "Fortune-teller's pack of cards" , "Cards often used in fortune-telling" .)

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