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Depict red construction, as forecast (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

predicted

'forecast' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'depict red construction' is the wordplay.
'construction' indicates an anagram (answer constructed from certain letters).
'depict'+'red'='depictred'
'depictred' is an anagram of 'PREDICTED'.

'as' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for predicted that I've seen before include "foreseen" , "Estimated what would happen" , "Foretold, forecast" , "Prophesied, forecast" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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