The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word PALMISTRY
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More clues leading to the result PALMISTRY
- Mean to retain notes for future reading
- Male is taken in by worthless fortune-telling
- Friend, not at home among clerical profession, finding form of divination
- Maiden is taken in by pitiful fortune-telling
- China unclear about role initially, reading between the lines?
- Girl almost taken in by trivial prediction
- Friend of Rohinton perhaps reading the lines
- Friend led Cyrus, perhaps to the study of foretelling future
- Used for divining friend’s secret, reportedly
- Friend not clear about right method of fortune-telling
Buddy explains!
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does PALMISTRY mean?
PALMISTRY noun- Telling fortunes from the lines on the palms of the hand.
- A book on palmistry; a system of palmistry.
- A dexterous use or trick of the hand.