The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ORACLE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result ORACLE
- Old group of people around back of small shrine
- Old people, about fifty, in shrine
- One consulted for advice: nothing clear, surprisingly
- Old people going round large shrine
- Source of omens vaguely clear
- Boat captain initially lost authority
- Vehicle reverses into space, losing bonnet, I predict
- Forecaster caught abandoning boat
- One forecasting old drivers will retire at last
- She prophesised the lamentable end of Monte Carlo
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The straight part
We know that "Sage" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sage = oracle.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ORACLE mean?
ORACLE noun- A shrine dedicated to some prophetic deity.
- A person such as a priest through whom the deity is supposed to respond with prophecy or advice.
- A prophetic response, often enigmatic or allegorical, so given.
- A person considered to be a source of wisdom.
- A wise sentence or decision of great authority.
- One who communicates a divine command; an angel; a prophet.
- A theoretical entity capable of answering some collection of questions.
- (Jewish antiquity) The sanctuary, or most holy place in the temple; also, the temple itself.
- To utter oracles or prophecies.