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Pro drug smugglers getting signs of things to come (11)

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I believe the answer is:

forerunners

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'signs of things to come' is the definition.
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'pro drug smugglers getting' is the wordplay.
'pro' becomes 'for' (I've seen this in another clue).
'drug' becomes 'e' (E is another name for ecstasy).
'smugglers' becomes 'runners' ('runner' can be a synonym of 'smuggler').
'getting' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'for'+'e'+'runners'='FORERUNNERS'

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(Another definition for forerunners that I've seen is " Envoys".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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