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Signs given by a teacher cycling south (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

augurs

'signs' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with communicating as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?

I don't understand the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for augurs that I've seen before include "Portends, foreshadows" , "Signs of things to come" , "Heralds" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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