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Guess what the poet Donne was by profession (6)

Ross

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divine

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'guess' is the definition.
(divine can mean to guess or work out)

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(Other definitions for divine that I've seen before include "Find water" , "'To err is human, to forgive . . . . . .'" , "Guess" , "Appertaining to God" , "Like a god; delightful" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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