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Forewarn of harbour to close (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

portend

'forewarn' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'harbour to close' is the wordplay.
'harbour' becomes 'port' (I've seen this before).
'to close' becomes 'end' (I've seen this before).
'port'+'end'='PORTEND'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for portend that I've seen before include "Foreshadow" , "Signal" , "Omen" , "Betoken; presage" , "forecast" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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