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Foreshadow image consultant, perhaps, infused with energy (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

prefigure

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'foreshadow' is the definition.
(I know that augur can be written as prefigure)

'image consultant perhaps infused with energy' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'image' could be 'figure' (synonyms) and 'figure' is located in the answer.
'energy' could be 'e' (physics symbol as in E=mc2) and 'e' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Another definition for prefigure that I've seen is " Foreshadow".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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