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Thinking of making contact? (9)

Ross

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telepathy

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(Other definitions for telepathy that I've seen before include "Communication between minds without speech, writing etc" , "ESP" , "special form of communication" , "Mental communication" , "Ability to read someone's mind" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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