Copper hit out, as foretold? (9)
I believe the answer is:
prophetic
'foretold?' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'copper hit out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates an anagram (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'copper'+'hit'='copperhit'
'copperhit' with letters rearranged gives 'PROPHETIC'.
'as' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for prophetic that I've seen before include "Forecasting" , "Divinatory, prescient" , "divination" , "Foreseeing future events" , "Seeing what's going to happen" .)