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Foresaw quiet cider arranged with Edward (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

predicted

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'foresaw' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are past participle verbs, I can't see how one could define the other.

'quiet cider arranged with edward' is the wordplay.
'quiet' becomes 'p' (music symbol for 'piano', ie soft or quiet).
'arranged' is an anagram indicator.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'edward' becomes 'ted'.
'cider' with letters rearranged gives 'redic'.
'p'+'redic'+'ted'='PREDICTED'

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

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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