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Foretell of house losing roof (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bode

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'foretell' is the definition.
(synonyms)

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(Other definitions for bode that I've seen before include "Augur (well or ill)" , "Augur (well, badly)" , "Waited" , "Presage" , "predict" .)

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