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Forecaster to gain advantage we hear (7)

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I believe the answer is:

prophet

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

'advantage we hear' is the wordplay.
'advantage' becomes 'profit' (profit is a kind of advantage).
'we hear' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'profit' is a homophone of 'PROPHET'.

'to gain' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for prophet that I've seen before include "Divine spokesman or forecaster" , "Predictor of the future" , "Oracle" , "One who predicts the future" , "Foreteller" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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