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Prophetess caught when god takes beach (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cassandra

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'prophetess' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Unheeded prophetess' mean 'cassandra' so perhaps 'prophetess' could also mean 'cassandra')

'caught when god takes beach' is the wordplay.
'caught when' becomes 'cas' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'god' becomes 'ra' (Ra is an example).
'takes' is an insertion indicator.
'beach' becomes 'sand'.
'cas'+'ra'='casra'
'casra' placed around 'sand' is 'CASSANDRA'.

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(Other definitions for cassandra that I've seen before include "Prophetess of doom" , "Prophesying daughter of Priam of Troy" , "forecaster" , "was unbelievable" , "Person who prophesies disaster, after Greek legend (9)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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