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Psychic's fear comprehended by collier (4-6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mind-reader

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'psychic's' is the definition.
(someone with psychic powers)

'fear comprehended by collier' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'fear' could be 'dread' (dread is a kind of fear) and 'dread' is found in the answer.
'collier' could be 'miner' (I've seen this before) and 'miner' is present in the remaining letters.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for mind-reader that I've seen before include "One with psychic powers" , "Telepathist" , "Thought diviner" , "one with special powers" , "stage entertainer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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