The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word FORESEEN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result FORESEEN
- Anticipated wood cut has been executed
- After review one’s free as predicted
- Expected warnings over Aegean, regularly
- One’s free to convert as predicted
- Quartet heard and observed as anticipated
- One’s free, after reforming, as anticipated
- Prophesied start of future by one seer, strangely
- Anticipated fine mineral, some heartless Engineer led to ultimate ruin
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What does FORESEEN mean?
FORESEEN verb- To be able to see beforehand: to anticipate; predict.
- To provide.