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Consequently, mother is bowled over by prophet (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

amos

'prophet' is the definition.
(biblical prophet)

'consequently mother is bowled over' is the wordplay.
'consequently' becomes 'so' (synonyms).
'mother' becomes 'ma' (ma can mean mother).
'is bowled over' is a reversal indicator.
'so'+'ma'='soma'
'soma' in reverse letter order is 'AMOS'.

'by' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for amos that I've seen before include "Biblical character" , "Old Testament book" , "Biblical prophet and OT book" , "man" , "American wild dog" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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