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Speaks like a Gobi prophet (4)

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seer

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(Other definitions for seer that I've seen before include "Forecaster" , "wise fellow" , "Sibyl" , "Sage with 20ac" , "Person who can read the future" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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