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Predict report of four cats going wild (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

forecast

'predict' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'report of four cats going wild' is the wordplay.
'report of' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'going wild' indicates an anagram.
'four' sounds like 'fore'.
'cats' is an anagram of 'cast'.
'fore'+'cast'='FORECAST'

(Other definitions for forecast that I've seen before include "Fear Scot in prediction" , "Predict (event)" , "Tell in advance what will happen" , "Divine" , "Prophecy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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