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Clairvoyant old prophet eventually perceiving something different (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

precognitive

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'clairvoyant' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'old prophet eventually perceiving something different' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'old' could be 'o' (common abbreviation eg in OE for Old English) and 'o' is found within the answer.
'something' could be 'it' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'it' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

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I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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